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chhounk

chhounk 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 chhounk

What is chhounk the alternative form of?
Chhounk is the alternative form of chaunk.

Words near chhounk in the dictionary

  1. Chhoekhor
  2. chhole
  3. chhonk
  4. chhota
  5. Chhota Udaipur
  6. chhounk
  7. Chhubug
  8. Chhudzom
  9. Chhukha
  10. Chhume
  11. Chhun

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chhounk (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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