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makhani en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
makhonee		alternative	lexicographic
makhni		alternative	lexicographic

makhani en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”).

Meanings

1. A Punjabi dish cooked in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.
   • I can't say that all the Indian dals and makhanis I enjoy are eupeptic, but they dance a tarantella on the tongue that lifts my soul. 2012, Arthur Plotnik, Better Than Great:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
makhni		alternative	lexicographic
makhonee		alternative	lexicographic
makhanis	Number=Plur		lexicographic