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

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    from Thagi ठग,ٹھگ Thag in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "thief or con man". [27] Tickety-boo possibly from Hindi ठीक है, बाबू (ṭhīk hai, bābū), meaning "it's all right, sir". [28] Toddy (also Hot toddy) from Tārī ताड़ी, juice of the palmyra palm. [29] Typhoon from Urdu طوفان toofaan. [30] A cyclonic storm.

  3. Cake decorating - Wikipedia

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    Buttercream swirls are piped onto the sides of a cake with a pastry bag. Cake decorating is the art of decorating a cake for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, baby showers, national or religious holidays, or as a promotional item. It is a form of sugar art that uses materials such as icing, fondant, and other edible decorations. An ...

  4. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...

  5. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [ 2 ]

  6. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız

  7. What is ‘sus’? Decoding the latest slang word - AOL

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    "I think that speaks potently to how much of an influence age can play as one dimension along which we can recognize these different patterns in language use, slang included," Cooper tells TODAY.com.

  8. What is a king cake? Follow the pastry's journey from ...

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    While different king cake varieties remain throughout the world, those associated with Mardi Gras are described by Turner as "a cross between a French pastry and a coffee cake."

  9. Stuffing - Wikipedia

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    Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Many foods may be stuffed, including poultry , seafood , and vegetables .