छोला

Hindi

Etymology

Cognate with Punjabi ਛੋਲਾ (cholā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃʰoː.läː]

Noun

छोला • (cholā) m

1. garbanzo bean, chickpea, Cicer arietinum

   Synonym: काबुली चना (kābulī canā)

Declension

Declension of छोला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छोला cholā	छोले chole
oblique	छोले chole	छोलों cholõ
vocative	छोले chole	छोलो cholo

Related terms

• चना (canā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press