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See also: ídlį́
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).
Noun[edit]
idli (plural idlis)
- A South Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in a mold.
- 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 414:
- “My aunty will probably send you a million idlis, too, once I tell her you ate all of mine.”
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References[edit]
- OED 2nd edition 1989