"chana" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌnə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːnə/ Forms: chanas [plural], chaná [alternative], channa [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चना (canā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|चना}} Hindi चना (canā) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chana (usually uncountable, plural chanas)
  1. (India, cooking) A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste. Tags: India, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-chana-en-noun-73L0rrtB Categories (other): Indian English, Cooking Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. (India) Chickpeas. Tags: India, uncountable, usually Synonyms: kadala
    Sense id: en-chana-en-noun-mQupiSkC Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Chickpeas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 11 1 1 2 4 4 11 0 0 2 0 14 1 1 14 1 15 Disambiguation of Chickpeas: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chana dal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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