jhatka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Meat of an animal slaughtered in accordance with Sikh law.

Word forms

jhatka

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (jhaṭkā, “sudden movement, jerking”) / جَھٹْکا (jhaṭkā). Not related to Slovak jatka (“slaugherhouse”).

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