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  2. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    "Britain" (as a term of endearment among British troops stationed in Colonial India): from Hindi-Urdu vilāyatī (विलायती, ولايتى) "foreign", ultimately from Arabo-Persian/Pashto ولايتي "provincial, regional". Bungalow from बंगला bangla and Urdu بنگلہ bangla, literally, "(house) in the Bengal style". [2]

  3. Bilingual dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional , meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional , allowing translation to and from both languages.

  4. Pasty - Wikipedia

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    A pasty (/ ˈ p æ s t i / [1]) or Cornish pasty is a British baked pastry, a variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, but has spread all over the British Isles, and elsewhere through the Cornish diaspora. [2] [3] It consists of a filling, typically meat and vegetables, baked in a folded and crimped shortcrust pastry circle.

  5. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence). Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect. [24] Irish: ar ball can mean "a while ago" or "in a little bit/later on" [25]

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    From Hindi-Urdu . punch-up a fistfight puncture (n.) A flat tire on a vehicle, as in "I had a puncture on my bicycle". punnet small basket for fruit, usually strawberries punter customer or user of services. Often refers to a naive speculator, bettor, or gambler, or a customer of a prostitute or confidence trickster. pushbike

  7. Category:Redirects from Urdu-language terms - Wikipedia

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    The pages in this category are redirects from terms in the Urdu language.The language code in the |1= parameter below is essential to populate this category. To add a redirect to this category, place {{Rcat shell|{{R from alternative language|1=ur|2=(the < to > ISO 639 name code)}}}} on the second new line (skip a line) after #REDIRECT [[Target page name]].

  8. Talk : List of ethnic slurs/removed entries - Wikipedia

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    (US) Term for a person of Latin, usually Mexican, descent. Beef patty a phrase describing the yellow pastry with a ground beef (i.e. black) filling. Bible thumper (U.S.) derogatory term used to describe an Evangelical Protestant, particularly one from a Pentecostal denomination, similar to Holy Roller, also commonly used universally against ...

  9. Category:Redirects to Urdu-language terms - Wikipedia

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