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aluwa

aluwa noun: a Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva.

Noun

aluwa

  1. A Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva.

Questions about aluwa

What does aluwa mean?
Aluwa means a Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva.
What part of speech is aluwa?
Aluwa is a noun.

Words near aluwa in the dictionary

  1. alushtite
  2. alutaceous
  3. Alutiiq
  4. Alutor
  5. Aluvifushi
  6. aluwa
  7. alux
  8. aluxe
  9. aluxes
  10. aluxob
  11. Alva

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