ਚਿੜਵੜਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਚਿੜਵਾ (ciṛvā), ਚਿਉੜਾ (ciuṛā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit चिपिट (cipiṭa, “flat(tened)”). Compare Marathi चिवडा (civḍā), Hindi चिड़वा (ciṛvā).

Noun

ਚਿੜਵੜਾ • (ciṛvaṛā) m

1. poha (rice that has been soaked, beaten, salted, and parched)

Further reading

• “ਚਿੜਵੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿਡ਼ਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.