laddu

English

Alternative forms

• laddoo

Etymology

Hindi लड्डू (laḍḍū).

Noun

laddu (plural laddus)

1. A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 107:

     His foster-mother Yashoda caught him stealing laddus.

Translations

Translations

• Gujarati: લાડવો m (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu)
• Hindi: लड्डू (hi) m (laḍḍū)
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• Marathi: लाडू m (lāḍū)
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• Tamil: லட்டு (ta) m (laṭṭu)