ঝালফ্রেজী
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Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ঝাল (jhal, “spicy”) + ফ্রেজী (frejī), with the latter being a colloquial form of পরহেজী (porhejī, “dietary, suitable for a diet”), from পরহেজ (porhej), from Classical Persian پرهیز (parhiz, “diet”), from Middle Persian pʾhlyc (pahrēz, “defence; care”).
Noun
[edit]ঝালফ্রেজী • (jhalphrejī) (objective ঝালফ্রেজী (jhalophreji) or ঝালফ্রেজীকে (jhalophrejike), genitive ঝালফ্রেজীর (jhalophrejir), locative ঝালফ্রেজীতে (jhalophrejite))
- jalfrezi; a Bengali curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillis.