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jhinga

jhinga noun: prawn.

Noun

jhinga (uncountable)

  1. (India) prawn
    • We ordered a jhinga masala and some papadams.

Origin of jhinga

From Hindi झींगा (jhīṅgā).

Questions about jhinga

What does jhinga mean?
Jhinga means prawn.
What part of speech is jhinga?
Jhinga is a noun.

Words near jhinga in the dictionary

  1. jheri curls
  2. jhil
  3. Jhilam
  4. jhils
  5. jhin
  6. jhinga
  7. Jhingade
  8. jhinn
  9. jhit
  10. jhits
  11. Jhn.

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