Malayali
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an ethnic group in south-west India, traditionally, residents of the state of Kerala who speak Malayalam.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam.
"I used to frequent a grubby takeout joint [...] where the Malayali cooks stubbornly made, in addition to chicken tikkas and garlic naans, their own region’s lacy, rice-flour bread."
Example
More examples"I used to frequent a grubby takeout joint [...] where the Malayali cooks stubbornly made, in addition to chicken tikkas and garlic naans, their own region’s lacy, rice-flour bread."
Etymology
From Malayalam മലയാളി (malayāḷi).