"vadai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɑːdaɪ/ Forms: vadais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil வடை (vaṭai). Compare cognates Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā) and Malayalam വട (vaṭa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|வடை}} Tamil வடை (vaṭai), {{cog|hi|वड़ा}} Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā), {{cog|ml|വട}} Malayalam വട (vaṭa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vadai (plural vadais)
  1. A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour. Categories (topical): Foods, Snacks
    Sense id: en-vadai-en-noun-arz~LSZM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
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          "lentil"
        ],
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          "gram",
          "gram"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɑːdaɪ/"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour."
      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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