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prasad

prasad

English

Alternative forms

  • prasada

Noun

prasad ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) Food used as a religious offering. [from 18th c.]
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 116:
      I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रसाद ‎(prasāda).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈsɑːd/

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