prasad

English

Alternative forms

• prasada, prasadam

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈsɑːd/

Noun

prasad (uncountable)

1. (Hinduism) Food used as a religious offering. [from 18th c.]
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116:

     I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• parsadi

Etymology

From Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾəsad]

Noun

prasad

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