langar

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English

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Etymology

From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.

Pronunciation

Noun

langar (countable and uncountable, plural langars)

  1. (countable) A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
    • 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 98:
      While many hungry people go to the langars in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension […]
  2. (uncountable) The free food served at such a place.

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Basque

Noun

langar

  1. drizzle

French

Noun

langar m (plural langars)

  1. langar

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Noun

langar m

  1. nominative indefinite plural of langur

Etymology 2

Verb

langar

  1. present indicative of langa

Old Norse

Adjective

langar

  1. feminine plural nominative/accusative strong positive degree of langr

Verb

langar

  1. inflection of langa:
    1. second-person singular present indicative active
    2. third-person singular present indicative active

Swedish

Verb

langar

  1. present indicative of langa

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