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noun
An Indian bread pudding made from fried bread slices soaked in hot milk with spices including saffron and cardamom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, uncountable
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History
From double + Hindi का मीठा (kā mīṭhā, “sweet”). "Double" is said to refer to the type of bread ("double roti") that swells up to twice the size after baking.
