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Terms in Bengali 471-480 of 696

নবন্ন(nabanno)

[Bengali]

Literally meaning "new rice", this refers to a festival celebrating the harvest of the main rice crop.

নগর(nagar)

[Bengali]

Town

নলেন গুর(nalengur)

[Bengali]

The new season's gur or jaggery.

নার্কেল(narikel)

[Bengali]

Coconut

নার্কেল(nariyel)

[Bengali]

Coconut

নার্কেল(narkel)

[Bengali]

Ripe coconut

নার্কেল কুল(narkel kul)

[Bengali]

Indian plum or ber. A plum-like fruit which is a small, sweet, reddish-black berry which fruits during the monsoon. The term is also used to describe a type of pantua, a confection which is fried to resemble this berry. There are sweet versions (narkel kul) and sour versions (topa kul). The latter are used to make pickles and chutneys.

ন্যাস্পাতি(naspati)

[Bengali]

Pear

লেবু(nebu)

[Bengali]

Mispronunciation of lebu. Lemon or lime. These seem to be interchangeable. Since the lime grows much more readily than the lemon in India this is more likely to be a lime.

লুচি(nechi)

[Bengali]

Mispronunciation of luchi. Small balls of dough, patted between the hands and rolled out.