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moori

moori noun: puffed rice.

Noun

moori (uncountable)

  1. (India) Puffed rice.
    • Women had entered the rice and moori (puffed rice) business and set up shops for the first time, enabled by loans from the SHGs.2005, Neera Burra, Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive, Ranjani K Murthy, editors, Micro-Credit, Poverty and Empowerment: Linking the Triad, page 258
    • Then, she filled a smaller tin with the fresh moori and gave it to Felänee, saying, “Give this to your little fellow.”2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee

Forms of moori

alternative formmuri

Questions about moori

What does moori mean?
Moori means puffed rice.
What part of speech is moori?
Moori is a noun.

Words near moori in the dictionary

  1. moorhen
  2. moorhens
  3. Moorhouse
  4. moorhouseite
  5. Moorhouses
  6. moori
  7. moorie
  8. moories
  9. Moorilda
  10. Moorilim
  11. moorill

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