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zafrani

zafrani noun: saffron.

Noun

zafrani (uncountable)

  1. (South-Asia) Saffron.
    • Sprinkle the ground nutmeg-onion-javitri mixture, zafrani and a few drops of milk evenly on the top.1993, Philip Thangam, Flavours from India, page 22
    • Order the Indian Masala tea with appetizers (spicy chicken wings, vegetable kebabs or vegetable fritters) and sweet cheese balls for dessert. Or try the more hardy tandoori zafrani chicken tikka, cubed chicken breast marinated in saffron […]1994, Orange Coast Magazine, volume 20, number 11, page 24
    Synonyms:
    kesar

Synonyms of zafrani

Origin of zafrani

Borrowed from Hindustani زَعْفَرانی (zaʻfarānī, “saffrony”) / ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī), from Classical Persian زعفرانی (za'frāni, “saffrony”), from زعفران (za'frân, “saffron”).

Questions about zafrani

What does zafrani mean?
Zafrani means saffron.
What part of speech is zafrani?
Zafrani is a noun.

Words near zafrani in the dictionary

  1. zaffre
  2. zaffree
  3. zaffres
  4. zafirlukast
  5. Zafra
  6. zafrani
  7. Zafras
  8. zaftig
  9. zaftige
  10. zafu
  11. zafuleptine

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