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kadala

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India/ˈkaɖala/

kadala noun: chickpeas.

Noun

kadala (usually uncountable, plural kadalas)

  1. (India, usually) Chickpeas.
    Synonyms:
    chana

Synonyms of kadala

Forms of kadala

pluralkadalas

Origin of kadala

Borrowed from Dravidian languages, compare Malayalam കടല (kaṭala), Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai).

Questions about kadala

What does kadala mean?
Kadala means chickpeas.
What part of speech is kadala?
Kadala is a noun.
How do you pronounce kadala?
Kadala is pronounced /ˈkaɖala/ (India).
What is the plural of kadala?
The plural of kadala is kadalas.

Words near kadala in the dictionary

  1. kadaitcha
  2. kadaitja man
  3. kadaitja men
  4. Kadakia
  5. Kadakias
  6. kadala
  7. kadam
  8. kadamb
  9. kadamba
  10. Kadambari
  11. kadambas

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