English Explanatory Dictionary

langar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
  2. The free food served at such a place.
name
  1. A village in Langar cum Barnstone parish, Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7234).

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌŋɡə/

Word forms

langar langars

Etymology

From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.

Related words

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