Burra-khana

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A great entertainment or feast. India

    "I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana."

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"I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana."

Etymology

From Hindi बड़ा खाना (baṛā khānā, “big dinner”), from बड़ा (baṛā, “big”) + खाना (khānā, “food, dinner”).

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