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kasundi

/kəˈsʊndi/

kasundi noun: a kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.

Noun

kasundi (countable and uncountable, plural kasundis)

  1. A kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.
    • 9 Adjust seasoning (including hot mango-kasundi) and remove surplus fat. / 10 Serve with plainly-boiled rice, separately.1992, John Fuller, Edward Renold, “Meat, Poultry, and Game”, in The Chef's Compendium of Professional Recipes, 3rd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, →ISBN, page 227
    • I once set up a contest on my website, asking people to send in dishes that had kasundi as the main ingredient. The response I got was overwhelming and it was difficult to select a winner.2012 December, Vikas Khanna, “Kasundi Jhinga: Mustard Prawns”, in My Great Indian Cookbook, Penguin Books Limited, →ISBN, page 67

kasundi meaning in Bengali, Odia and Assamese

kasundi in Bengali

Bengali pickle relish
কাসুন্দি kaśundi

kasundi in Odia

Bengali pickle relish
କାସୁନ୍ଦି kāsundi

kasundi in Assamese

Bengali pickle relish
কাহুন্দি kahundi

Forms of kasundi

pluralkasundis

Origin of kasundi

Borrowed from Bengali কাসুন্দি (kaśundi), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆 (*kāsamaddīā) (compare Sanskrit कासमर्दिका (kāsamardikā)), from 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤 (kāsamadda, “Cassia spp.”), from Sanskrit कासमर्द (kāsamarda), from कास् (kās) + मर्द (marda), literally “cough-crushing”. Doublet of kasamarda. Compare Assamese কাহুন্দি (kahundi, “kasundi”), Hindi कसौंदी (kasaundī, “Cassia occidentalis”), Odia କାଶଣ୍ଡୀ (kāśaṇḍi, “Cassia sophora”), କାସୁନ୍ଦି (kāsundi, “kasundi”).

Questions about kasundi

What does kasundi mean?
Kasundi means a kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.
What is kasundi in Bengali?
Kasundi in Bengali is কাসুন্দি (kaśundi). See Kasundi meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is kasundi?
Kasundi is a noun.
How do you pronounce kasundi?
Kasundi is pronounced /kəˈsʊndi/.
What is the plural of kasundi?
The plural of kasundi is kasundis.

Words near kasundi in the dictionary

  1. kasugamicin
  2. kasugamycin
  3. Kasukabe
  4. Kasulu
  5. Kasumi
  6. kasundi
  7. kasundis
  8. Kasuti
  9. kasuyu
  10. Kasvin
  11. kaswa

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