"besan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsən/
Etymology: From Tamil [Term?]. Compare Hindi बेसन (besan). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta}} Tamil [Term?], {{cog|hi|बेसन}} Hindi बेसन (besan) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} besan (uncountable)
  1. Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking, Foods Translations (gram flour): ပဲမှုန့် (pai:hmun.) (Burmese), 鷹嘴豆粉 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹰嘴豆粉 (yīngzuǐdòufěn) (Chinese Mandarin), gram-jauho (Finnish), kikhernejauho (Finnish), बेसन (besan) (Hindi)
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          "word": "ပဲမှုန့်"
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          "sense": "gram flour",
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      "code": "my",
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      "roman": "pai:hmun.",
      "sense": "gram flour",
      "word": "ပဲမှုန့်"
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      "sense": "gram flour",
      "word": "鷹嘴豆粉"
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