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phara

phara noun: a traditional steamed dumpling made from rice flour and lentil filling, popular in Northern India.

Noun

phara (countable and uncountable, plural pharas)

  1. A traditional steamed dumpling made from rice flour and lentil filling, popular in Northern India.

Proper noun capitalized: Phara

Phara

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Pharae

phara meaning in Hindi

phara in Hindi

steamed Indian dumpling
फरा pharā

Forms of phara

pluralpharas

Origin of phara

Borrowed from Hindi फरा (pharā).

Borrowed from Latin Phara, from Ancient Greek Φᾶρα (Phâra).

Questions about phara

What does phara mean?
Phara means a traditional steamed dumpling made from rice flour and lentil filling, popular in Northern India.
What is phara in Hindi?
Phara in Hindi is फरा (pharā). See Phara meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is phara?
Phara can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of phara?
The plural of phara is pharas.

Words near phara in the dictionary

  1. phaora
  2. phaoras
  3. phaphda
  4. phaphdas
  5. PHAR
  6. phara
  7. Pharae
  8. Pharamond
  9. pharao
  10. pharaoh
  11. pharaoh ant

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