Maida

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Hindi मैदा (maidā), from Classical Persian میده (mayda).

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