"langar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlʌŋɡə/ [UK] Forms: langars [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|लंगर}} Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), {{uder|en|pa|ਲੰਗਰ||public kitchen, almshouse}} Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), {{der|en|fa-cls|لنگر||public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine|tr=langar}} Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”), {{doublet|en|anchor}} Doublet of anchor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} langar (countable and uncountable, plural langars)
  1. (countable) A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-langar-en-noun-hr9BDMN0 Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 11 1 24 12 21 21
  2. (uncountable) The free food served at such a place. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-langar-en-noun-wt0mrXvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 11 1 24 12 21 21

Inflected forms

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