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Bandel

Bandel proper noun: a town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; founded by Portuguese settlers.

Proper noun (1)

Bandel

  1. A town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; founded by Portuguese settlers.

Noun

Bandel (uncountable)

  1. A dry, crumbly smoked cheese from Bandel, India, made by separating the curds from whey with lemon juice.

Proper noun (2)

Bandel (plural Bandels)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Bandel

pluralBandels

Origin of Bandel

Borrowed from Bengali ব্যান্ডেল (bênḍel), ব্যাণ্ডেল (bênḍel), বাণ্ডেল (banḍel), from Portuguese Bandel.

Borrowed from South German Bandel.

Questions about Bandel

What does Bandel mean?
Bandel means a town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; founded by Portuguese settlers.
What part of speech is Bandel?
Bandel can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Bandel in the dictionary

  1. banded tubes
  2. bandedness
  3. bandeirante
  4. Bandeirante State
  5. bandeirantes
  6. Bandel
  7. bandelet
  8. bandelets
  9. bandelier
  10. bandeliers
  11. Bandell

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