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Noun

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kadai (plural kadais)

  1. Synonym of karahi (cooking vessel)
    • 2006, Daksha Hathi, The Dance of the Bhuleshwar Brush, unisun publications, →ISBN, page 125:
      Slice a large lemon and keep it ready. This was done. Now place that large kadai on the  []
    • 2021, Manohar Bhatia, NAGAMUCHI, Blue Rose Publishers, page 16:
      All this stuff is deep fried in a large kadai (frying pot) and kept in a separate bowl having a capacity of 50 kilograms . Again , the Basmati rice is boiled in a vessel and when it is ready , it is transferred on top of the just ...
    • 2021, Deepika Shetty, Coconut Grove: Exploring Coastal Flavours, Notion Press, →ISBN:
      In a large kadai (wok), heat oil enough to shallow fry the mango pieces, in batches at a time and keep aside.
      In the same kadai heat oil, add garlic crushed roughly with skin on, mustard, curry leaves, fry till they splutter []

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malay kedai. From Tamil கடை (kaṭai).

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Noun

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kadai

  1. shop, store (US)

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