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paneer

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈniːɹ/
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  • /pæˈnɪə(r)/ hyperforeign
  • /pɑːˈnɪə(r)/ hyperforeign

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noun

Meaning 1

A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani پَنِیر / पनीर (panīr), from Classical Persian پَنِیر (panīr).

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَنِير (banīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Assamese: পনিৰ (ponir) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Azerbaijani: pəndir — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Belarusian: пані́р (panír) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Bengali: পনীর (ponir) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鄉村起士 /乡村起士 — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坡尼爾 /坡尼尔 — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Czech: panýr — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Dzongkha: པ་ནིར (pa nir) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Finnish: paneer-juusto — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • French: panir — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Gujarati: પનીર (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Hindi: पनीर (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Japanese: パニール (panīru) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Kannada: ಪನೀರ್ (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Kashmiri: ژامَن (ċāman) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Korean: 파니르 (panireu) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Northern Kurdish: penîr — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Maithili: पनीर (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Malayalam: പനീർ (panīṟ) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Marathi: पनीर (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Nepali: पनीर (panīra) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Odia: ପନିର (panira) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Dari: پَنِیر (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Iranian Persian: پَنیر (panir) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Polish: panir — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Punjabi: ਪਨੀਰ (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Russian: пани́р (panír) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Spanish: queso indio — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Tajik: панир (panir) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Tamil: பனீர் (paṉīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Telugu: పనీర్ (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Turkish: peynir — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Ukrainian: пані́р (panír) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Urdu: پَنِیر (panīr) — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • Uzbek: panir — a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese