idli

Etymology

From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).

noun

  1. A Southeast Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in a mold.
    My aunty will probably send you a million idlis, too, once I tell her you ate all of mine. 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 414

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