prasad

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

Pronunciation

Noun

prasad (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) Food used as a religious offering.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116:
      I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

From Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

Pronunciation

Noun

prasad

  1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) a type of food that is served as a religious offering in both Hinduism and Sikhism