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ghiya

ghiya noun: a type of squash (gourd) used in Indian cooking.

Noun

ghiya (uncountable)

  1. (India) A type of squash (gourd) used in Indian cooking.
    • I remember that he secretly used to cook aloo ki sabzi when my mom made dal or ghiya, which we hated.2016 June 18, “I found my lost father in him...”, in The Times of India

Questions about ghiya

What does ghiya mean?
Ghiya means a type of squash (gourd) used in Indian cooking.
What part of speech is ghiya?
Ghiya is a noun.

Words near ghiya in the dictionary

  1. Ghislaine
  2. ghit
  3. ghits
  4. ghittern
  5. ghitterns
  6. ghiya
  7. Ghizer District
  8. ghizite
  9. gho
  10. ghoast
  11. ghoasts

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