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phall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pʰɑːl/
• /fɑːl/
• /pʰəl/ (India)

Etymology

Likely from Bengali ফাল (phal), metathesis of লাফ (laph), from Sanskrit लम्फ (lampha).

Meanings

1. A spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger.
2. (UK) An extremely hot British-Indian curry, often billed as the hottest curry in the world.
   • “Misled how?” I toss this over in my mind as my fork tosses the murg phall, a suicidally hot Bangalore-style chicken curry designed for masochistic European taste, slowly oxidizing in my plate. 2010, Donald W. Bacon, Followed by Madness:

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