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idlis

idlis is the plural of idli.

Meaning of idli

Noun

idli (plural idlis)

  1. A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold.
    • “My aunty will probably send you a million idlis, too, once I tell her you ate all of mine.”2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 414

Questions about idlis

What is idlis the plural of?
Idlis is the plural of idli.

Words near idlis in the dictionary

  1. idling
  2. idling speed
  3. idling speeds
  4. idlingly
  5. idlings
  6. idlis
  7. idlish
  8. Idlout
  9. IDLs
  10. idly
  11. IDM

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