"poha" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पोहा (pohā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|पोहा}} Borrowed from Hindi पोहा (pohā) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} poha (uncountable)
  1. flattened rice Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-poha-en-noun-Cg1AUL1V
  2. Any Indian dish using flattened rice as a base. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-poha-en-noun-mHZuBzsB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} poha
  1. Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana). Categories (lifeform): Groundcherries
    Sense id: en-poha-en-noun-uYTDd5I0 Disambiguation of Groundcherries: 7 18 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 33 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 23 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 27 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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