"modak" meaning in All languages combined

See modak on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: modaks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मोदक (modak) or Marathi मोदक (modak). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|hi|मोदक|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi मोदक (modak), {{bor+|en|hi|मोदक}} Borrowed from Hindi मोदक (modak), {{bor|en|mr|मोदक}} Marathi मोदक (modak) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} modak (countable and uncountable, plural modaks)
  1. An Indian sweet consisting of a flour-based outer skin filled with coconut and jaggery. Wikipedia link: modak Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-modak-en-noun-HuTrE~7z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for modak meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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