chota hazri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छोटा हाज़िरी (choṭā hāzirī).

Noun

chota hazri (uncountable)

1. (India) A light breakfast.
   • 1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, page 200:

     ‘Sorry, my dear; take your time…Was your chota hazri all right?’