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chingri

chingri noun: prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry).

Noun

chingri (uncountable)

  1. prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)
    • A subtly flavorful prawn dish, chingri macher curry, was prepared with an onion-ginger paste and the simplified Bengali garam masala, which contains cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, making for a light, mild spicing.2015 November 19, Rand Richards Cooper, “Restaurant Review: The Seductive Spices and Aromas of India at Indigo”, in New York Times

chingri meaning in Tamil and Bengali

chingri in Tamil

சிங்கிரி மீன்

chingri in Bengali

চিংড়ি

Origin of chingri

Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).

Questions about chingri

What does chingri mean?
Chingri means prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry).
What is chingri in Tamil?
Chingri in Tamil is சிங்கிரி மீன். See Chingri meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chingri?
Chingri is a noun.

Words near chingri in the dictionary

  1. Chingming Festival
  2. Chingola
  3. chingon
  4. chingons
  5. Chingpaw
  6. chingri
  7. chings
  8. Chingshubam
  9. Chingshui
  10. Chingtao
  11. Chingtham

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