raita
raita noun: a condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.
Noun (1)
raita (countable and uncountable, plural raitas)
- A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.
- The raita is one of the best in town; goat-cheese kulcha is an unusual and tasty take on Indian bread.2009 January 16, Marian Burros, “Penn Quarter’s International Flavor”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- pachadi
Noun (2)
raita
- A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.
- Synonyms:
- Jaichand
raita meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati
raita in Hindi
- raita
- रायता rāytā
raita in Bengali
- একটি উদার হিন্দু
raita in Gujarati
- raita
- રાઈતું rāītũ
Synonyms of raita
Forms of raita
| plural | raitas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rayta |
Origin of raita
Borrowed from Hindi रायता (rāytā).
From the Hindi idiom रायता फैलाना (rāytā phailānā), which means to "spill the raita" or "make a mess".
Words formed from raita
- Raytawing
Questions about raita
- What does raita mean?
- Raita means a condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.
- What is raita in Hindi?
- Raita in Hindi is रायता (rāytā). See Raita meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is raita?
- Raita is a noun.
- What is the plural of raita?
- The plural of raita is raitas.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: raita (page history and authors); रायता (Hindi) (page history and authors); raita (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); રાઈતું (Gujarati) (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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