idli
nounEtymology From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).
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A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold.
- “My aunty will probably send you a million idlis, too, once I tell her you ate all of mine.”2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 414:
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