Jhatka

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Meat of an animal slaughtered in accordance with Sikh law. Sikhism, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (jhaṭkā, “sudden movement, jerking”) / جَھٹْکا (jhaṭkā). Not related to Slovak jatka (“slaugherhouse”).

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