EGAVE

masala

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
  2. noun Any dish prepared with such spices.
    We ordered two lamb bhunas and a masala.
  3. noun Any powder of ground ingredients, not necessarily used in cuisine.

Similar words

garam masala mixed spice masala chai spice misal harissa massaman keema tikka masala chai tea

Often followed by

and powder is dosa paste chai in

Word family

masalas

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