Prasad

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Food used as a religious offering. Hinduism, uncountable

    "I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. […] According to the petition, the Prasads also bought a car for their son and daughter-in-law, and paid for their honeymoon."

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"Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

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