masala
Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
Other meanings
Any dish prepared with such spices.
“We ordered two lamb bhunas and a masala.”
Any powder of ground ingredients, not necessarily used in cuisine.
Related words
- garam masala
- masala chai
- masala film
- tikka masala
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This definition is adapted from “masala” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.