English Explanatory Dictionary

sheer khurma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.

Word forms

sheer khurma sheer khorma

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian شیرخرما from شیر (šīr or šir, “milk”) + خرما (xormâ or xurmâ, “date (fruit)”)

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