"tarka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarka.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani तड़का / تڑکا (taṛkā), Punjabi ਤੜਕਾ (taṛkā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{m|hi|तड़का|tr=-}} तड़का, {{m|ur|تڑکا|tr=taṛkā}} تڑکا (taṛkā), {{bor|en|pa|ਤੜਕਾ}} Punjabi ਤੜਕਾ (taṛkā) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tarka (uncountable)
  1. (South Asia, cooking) Heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned. Tags: South-Asia, uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking, Fats and oils Synonyms: tadka Derived forms: tarka dal Translations (method of tempering spices in hot oil): বাগার (bagar) (Bengali), ফোড়ন (phōṛon) (Bengali), chunkay (Caribbean Hindustani), chaunkay (Caribbean Hindustani), વઘાર (vaghār) (Gujarati), तड़का (taṛkā) (Hindi), छौंक (cha͠uk) (Hindi), ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ (oggaraṇe) (Kannada), फोण्ण (phoṇṇa) (Konkani), താളിപ്പ് (tāḷippŭ) (Malayalam), फोडणी (phoḍṇī) (Marathi), ବଘାର (bôgharô) (Odia), ଛୁଙ୍କ (chuṅkô) (Odia), ਤੜਕਾ (taṛkā) (Punjabi), தாளிப்பு (tāḷippu) (Tamil), தாளித்தல் (tāḷittal) (Tamil), పోపు (pōpu) (Telugu), తాళింపు (tāḷimpu) (Telugu), تڑکا (Urdu), بگھار (Urdu)

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