mithai

English

Etymology

From Hindi मिठाई (miṭhāī).

Noun

mithai (plural mithai)

1. (India) Sweets; confectionery.
   • 2018 January 17, Shivani Vora, “A Go-To Grocery for Indian Cooks”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mr. Alam and his staff often insist that visitors enjoy a free treat like chocolate barfi, condensed milk mixed with chocolate, or jalebis, deep fried rice flour coated in a sugary syrup, while they shop. “I want my customers to feel welcome and offering mithai is a way to show hospitality,” Mr. Alam said.

   • 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Central to that celebration is mithai, or sweets. Mass-produced mithai are readily available online, but these five independent shops make their sweets by hand every day, offering their local South Asian communities a taste of the familiar.