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noun
Saffron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, uncountable
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: kesar
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hindustani زَعْفَرانی (zaʻfarānī, “saffrony”) / ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī), from Classical Persian زعفرانی (za'frāni, “saffrony”), from زعفران (za'frân, “saffron”).
