"besan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-besan.wav
Rhymes: -eɪsən 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 Related terms: besan cheela, besan chilla Translations (gram flour): বেসন (beśon) (Bengali), ပဲမှုန့် (pai:hmun.) (Burmese), 鷹嘴豆粉 /鹰嘴豆粉 (yīngzuǐdòufěn) (Chinese Mandarin), gram-jauho (Finnish), kikhernejauho (Finnish), बेसन (besan) (Hindi), बेसन (besan) [neuter] (Marathi), ਬੇਸਨ (besan) [masculine] (Punjabi)
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          "sense": "gram flour",
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          "sense": "gram flour",
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          "roman": "besan",
          "sense": "gram flour",
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      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "gram flour",
      "word": "বেসন"
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      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pai:hmun.",
      "sense": "gram flour",
      "word": "ပဲမှုန့်"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīngzuǐdòufěn",
      "sense": "gram flour",
      "word": "鷹嘴豆粉 /鹰嘴豆粉"
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      "sense": "gram flour",
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      "sense": "gram flour",
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      "word": "ਬੇਸਨ"
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