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vadai

/ˈvɑːdaɪ/

vadai noun: a type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.

Noun

vadai (plural vadais)

  1. A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.

Forms of vadai

pluralvadais

Origin of vadai

Borrowed from Tamil வடை (vaṭai). Compare cognates Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā) and Malayalam വട (vaṭa).

Questions about vadai

What does vadai mean?
Vadai means a type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.
What part of speech is vadai?
Vadai is a noun.
How do you pronounce vadai?
Vadai is pronounced /ˈvɑːdaɪ/.
What is the plural of vadai?
The plural of vadai is vadais.

Words near vadai in the dictionary

  1. vada pavs
  2. vada'd
  3. vadadustat
  4. Vadagar
  5. Vadagars
  6. vadai
  7. vadaing
  8. vadais
  9. Vadakku Ammapattinam
  10. Vadala
  11. Vadalas

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