"chana" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌnə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːnə/ Forms: chanas [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-chana-en-noun-73L0rrtB Categories (other): Indian English Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. (India) Chickpeas. Tags: India, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Chickpeas Synonyms: kadala
    Sense id: en-chana-en-noun-mQupiSkC Disambiguation of Chickpeas: 15 85 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 3 12 1 0 2 4 4 10 1 0 2 0 13 1 0 14 1 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chaná, channa Derived forms: chana dal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌnə/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɑːnə/"
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  ],
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