phall
/fɑːl/
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India/pʰəl/
phall noun: a spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger.
Noun (1)
phall (plural phalls)
- A spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger.
- An extremely hot British-Indian curry, often billed as the hottest curry in the world.
- “Misled how?” I toss this over in my mind as my fork tosses the murg phall, a suicidally hot Bangalore-style chicken curry designed for masochistic European taste, slowly oxidizing in my plate.2010, Donald W. Bacon, Followed by Madness
Noun (2) capitalized: Phall
Phall
- Phall curry.
Forms of phall
| plural | phalls |
|---|---|
| alternative form | phaal |
| alternative form | phal |
Origin of phall
Likely from Bengali ফাল (phal), metathesis of লাফ (laph), from Sanskrit लम्फ (lampha).
Borrowed from Bengali ফাল (phal).
Words that rhyme with phall
Questions about phall
- What does phall mean?
- Phall means a spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger.
- What part of speech is phall?
- Phall is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phall?
- Phall is pronounced /fɑːl/.
- What is the plural of phall?
- The plural of phall is phalls.
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