"balti" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl.ti/ [UK] Forms: baltis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlti Etymology: From Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), originally coined by Birmingham restaurateur Afzal Butt because English people had difficulty pronouncing karahi, the name of the dish used for cooking this food. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|بالٹی||pail|tr=baalti}} Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} balti (countable and uncountable, plural baltis)
  1. A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-balti-en-noun-w4Y8TcbE
  2. (uncountable) A style of curry traditionally cooked in a balti pan, typically stir-fried and served with a relatively dry sauce. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-balti-en-noun-DWP~TSN0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 13 3 19 19 23 16 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 2 22 22 25 15 1 0 0
  3. (countable) A dish cooked in this style. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-balti-en-noun-5Me-AthG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balti house

Inflected forms

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