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tarka

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

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  • /ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/
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noun

Meaning 1

Heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani तड़का / تڑکا (taṛkā).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: বাগার (bagar) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Bengali: ফোড়ন (phōṛon) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Caribbean Hindustani: chunkay — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Caribbean Hindustani: chaunkay — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Gujarati: વઘાર (vaghār) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Hindi: तड़का (taṛkā) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Hindi: छौंक (cha͠uk) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Kannada: ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ (oggaraṇe) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Konkani: फोण्ण (phoṇṇa) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Malayalam: താളിപ്പ് (tāḷippŭ) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Marathi: फोडणी (phoḍṇī) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Odia: ବଘାର (baghāra) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Odia: ଛୁଙ୍କ (chuṅka) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Punjabi: ਤੜਕਾ (taṛkā) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Tamil: தாளிப்பு (tāḷippu) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Tamil: தாளித்தல் (tāḷittal) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Telugu: పోపు (pōpu) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Telugu: తాళింపు (tāḷimpu) — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Urdu: تڑکا — method of tempering spices in hot oil
  • Urdu: بگھار — method of tempering spices in hot oil