English Explanatory Dictionary

maida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

maida

Etymology

From Hindi मैदा (maidā), from Classical Persian میده (mayda).

Related words

Maida Vale
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