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2024
chhena
chhena
English
balls of chhena
Alternative forms
chhana
chenna
Noun
chhena
(
uncountable
)
A
fresh
,
unripened
curd
cheese
widely used in
India
and
Bangladesh
.
2007
June 3,
Amanda Hesser,
“Cooking”, in
New York Times
:
(His fortune cookies are made with a chocolate batter;
chenna
, an Indian cheese, is enhanced with sake, cherries, balsamic vinegar and orange-blossom water.)
]
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Hindi
छेना
(
chenā
)
.
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