kwati

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See also: kûati, quati, and coati

English[edit]

A bowl of kwati

From Newar क्वाती (kwātī), a compound of Newar क्वा (kwā) (hot) + Newar ती () (soup)

Noun[edit]

kwati (uncountable)

  1. A soup of mixed sprouted beans.
    • 2019, Melva Craft-Blacksheare, “Transcultural Perspectives in Childbearing”, in Margaret Andrews, Joyceen S. Boyle, John Collins, editors, Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care[1], 8th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN:
      Special foods may be given during the postnatal period: kwati (beans and meat), dahi-chura (curd and beaten rice with curry meat), and gudpak (a sweet cake, rich in calories made with flour, clarified butter, cashews, and coconut).

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