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chhonk

chhonk is the alternative form of chaunk.

Meaning of chaunk

Noun

chaunk (uncountable)

  1. A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Can be added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.

Questions about chhonk

What is chhonk the alternative form of?
Chhonk is the alternative form of chaunk.

Words near chhonk in the dictionary

  1. Chhims
  2. Chhindwara
  3. chhing
  4. Chhoekhor
  5. chhole
  6. chhonk
  7. chhota
  8. Chhota Udaipur
  9. chhounk
  10. Chhubug
  11. Chhudzom

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chhonk (page history and authors); chaunk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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