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Etymology 1

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kesar (plural kesars)

  1. Obsolete form of Kaiser.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hindustani केसर / کیسر (kesar, saffron), from Sanskrit केसर (késara).

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kesar (uncountable)

  1. (South Asia, cooking) Saffron.
    Synonym: zafrani
    kesar milk
    • 2001, Arun Kaul, “Kesar: The cultural geography of Kashmir”, in The Human Landscape, page 228:
      The newly emerging Muslim middle class would offer ‘kesar’ tea after marriages or other formal feasts, replacing the traditional tea leaves with kesar strands. [] Over the years Pampur’s apiculture, claimed by many to create the best medicinal honey in the region, that is, kesar honey, has also prospered.

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