laddu

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Etymology

From Hindi लड्डू (laḍḍū).

Noun

laddu (plural laddus)

  1. A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 107:
      His foster-mother Yashoda caught him stealing laddus.
    • 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times:
      Employees furiously pack ornate boxes containing laddoos enriched with ghee, spongy rasgula and all manner of colorful sweets, often made with dairy, sugar and nuts and sometimes topped with a layer of edible silver foil.

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