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karahi

/kəˈɹaɪ/

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India/kə.ɽɑː.ɦiː/

karahi noun: a deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.

karahi: a deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine
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Noun

karahi (plural karahis)

  1. A deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.
  2. A kind of curry or stew prepared in such a vessel.
    • Making most delicious Chicken Karahis ever.2021, Raafay Awan, A Summer of Dreams
    • [T]oday's menu included a chicken karahi with honey and fig juice.2022, Khurram Memon, A horror that was riddled with assumption

karahi meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi

karahi in Hindi

karahi, frying pan, pan, saucepan
कड़ाही kaṛāhī

karahi in Marathi

karahi, frying pan, saucepan; a deep circular vessel resembling a wok
कढई kaḍhaī

karahi in Bengali

karahi, kadai, kadhai; a deep circular vessel resembling a wok
কড়াই koṛai

karahi in Punjabi

karahi
ਕੜਾਹੀ kaṛāhī
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karahi in Gujarati
કઢાઈ kaḍhāī
karahi in Assamese
কেৰাহী kerahi, কৰাহী korahi

Forms of karahi

pluralkarahis
alternative formkadahi
alternative formkadai
alternative formkadhai

Origin of karahi

Borrowed from Hindi कड़ाही (kaṛāhī). Cognate with Bengali কড়াই (koṛai).

Questions about karahi

What does karahi mean?
Karahi means a deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.
What is karahi in Hindi?
Karahi in Hindi is कड़ाही (kaṛāhī). See Karahi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is karahi?
Karahi is a noun.
How do you pronounce karahi?
Karahi is pronounced /kəˈɹaɪ/.
What is the plural of karahi?
The plural of karahi is karahis.

Words near karahi in the dictionary

  1. Karaganda
  2. karagane
  3. karagans
  4. Karagiozis
  5. Karagwe
  6. karahi
  7. karahis
  8. Karai
  9. Karai-Karai
  10. Karaikal
  11. karaila

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: karahi (page history and authors); कड़ाही (Hindi) (page history and authors); कढई (Marathi) (page history and authors); কড়াই (Bengali) (page history and authors); ਕੜਾਹੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); કઢાઈ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); কেৰাহী (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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