"prashant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈʃɑːnt/ Forms: prashants [plural]
Etymology: corruption of croissant, influenced by Hindi प्रशांत (praśānt, “peaceful, calm”). Etymology templates: {{corruption|en|croissant}} corruption of croissant, {{der|en|hi|प्रशांत|t=peaceful, calm}} Hindi प्रशांत (praśānt, “peaceful, calm”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prashant (plural prashants)
  1. (India, humorous) A croissant. Tags: India, humorous

Inflected forms

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