Payasam

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Kheer (South Asian rice pudding). India, South, countable, uncountable

    "There are several varieties of payasam, including lentil payasam, jack-fruit payasam, and the rich apapradhaman payasam, which comes with rice wafers."

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kheer

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"There are several varieties of payasam, including lentil payasam, jack-fruit payasam, and the rich apapradhaman payasam, which comes with rice wafers."

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पायस (pāyasa) via Malayalam പായസം (pāyasaṁ), Telugu పాయసం (pāyasaṁ), Tamil பாயசம் (pāyacam).

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