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Vada

//ˈvɑːdə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.

    "I bought a tea and a potato vada, and sat under a banyan tree to eat."

Verb
  1. 1
    To look (at), to see. Polari

    "[…]"The mummers have got a slang of their own, which parties connected with the perfession^([sic – meaning profession]) generally use. […] "'Vada the glaze' is—Look at the window.[…]""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sabir vada, ultimately from Italian vedere (“to see”)

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