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nankhatai

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani नानख़टाई (nānxaṭāī)/نان خَطائی (nān xatāī), from Classical Persian نَانِ خَطَائِی (nān-i xatā'ī, “Cathayan bread, bread of Cathay”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নানখাতাই (nankhatai) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Hindi: नानख़टाई (nānxaṭāī) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Dari: نَانِ خَطَائِی (nān-i xatā'ī) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Dari: نَانِ خَطَایِی (nān-i xatāyī) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Iranian Persian: نانِ خَطائی (nân-e xatâ'i) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Iranian Persian: نانِ خَطایی (nân-e xatâyi) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Tajik: нони хатоӣ (non-i xatoyi) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent
  • Urdu: نان خَطائی (nān xatāī) — shortbread biscuit popular in the Indian subcontinent