"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|sc=ur-Arab|tr=baalti}} Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), {{m|en|karahi}} karahi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} balti (countable and uncountable, plural baltis)
  1. (uncountable) A style of Pakistani cooking in which the food is cooked in an iron pan having two handles. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-balti-en-noun-y79Cik2t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (countable) A dish cooked in this style. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-balti-en-noun-5Me-AthG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balti house

Inflected forms

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