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kalonji

/kəˈlɒnd͡ʒi/

kalonji noun: the seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.

Noun

kalonji (uncountable)

  1. (India) The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.

Proper noun capitalized: Kalonji

Kalonji (plural Kalonjis)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of kalonji

Forms of kalonji

pluralKalonjis

Origin of kalonji

From Hindi कलौंजी (kalauñjī) or कलोंजी (kaloñjī), Urdu کلونجی (kaloñjī).Which is ultimately derived from Tamil Karuñcīrakam(கருஞ்சீரகம்), black cumin.

Congolese surname.

Questions about kalonji

What does kalonji mean?
Kalonji means the seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.
What part of speech is kalonji?
Kalonji can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kalonji?
Kalonji is pronounced /kəˈlɒnd͡ʒi/.

Words near kalonji in the dictionary

  1. Kalomo
  2. Kalomoira
  3. kalon
  4. kalong
  5. kalongs
  6. kalonji
  7. Kalonjis
  8. kalooki
  9. kalookie
  10. kalopanaxsaponin
  11. kalopanaxsaponins

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