Phrase guide

garam masala

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गरम मसाला (garam masālā, “hot spice”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: গরম মসলা (gorom mosla) — culinary ingredient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葛拉姆馬薩拉 /葛拉姆马萨拉 (gélāmǔ mǎsàlā) — culinary ingredient
  • Czech: garam masála — culinary ingredient
  • Finnish: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • French: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • German: Garam Masala — culinary ingredient
  • Greek: γκαράμ μασάλα (gkarám masála) — culinary ingredient
  • Gujarati: ગરમ મસાલા (garam masālā) — culinary ingredient
  • Hindi: गरम मसाला (garam masālā) — culinary ingredient
  • Hungarian: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • Japanese: ガラムマサラ — culinary ingredient
  • Kannada: ಗರಂ ಮಸಾಲಾ (garaṃ masālā) — culinary ingredient
  • Dari: گرم مساله (garm masāla) — culinary ingredient
  • Dari: گرم مصاله — culinary ingredient
  • Polish: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • Portuguese: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • Punjabi: ਗਰਮ ਮਸਾਲਾ (garam masālā) — culinary ingredient
  • Russian: гара́м масáла (garám masála) — culinary ingredient
  • Sindhi: گرم مصالح (grm mṣālḥ) — culinary ingredient
  • Swedish: garam masala — culinary ingredient
  • Urdu: گرم مصالحہ (garm-masālha) — culinary ingredient