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vadouvan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vadou-van
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paste of burnt garlic and onion with herbs, from India; a type of masala.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French vadouvan, from Tamil வடகம் (vaṭakam).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vadouvan, வடகம்

Usage

Questions

What does vadouvan mean?
A paste of burnt garlic and onion with herbs, from India; a type of masala.
Where does vadouvan come from?
It is traced to French.

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