🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Keema

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Keema

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Keema/ˈkiː.mə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Preparamos un keema picante para la cena."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dish made from minced meat, often cooked with spices and served with rice or bread.

    "For dinner, we enjoyed a flavorful keema with naan and yogurt."
  2. 2

    Minced meat itself, used as a filling or ingredient in various dishes.

    "The recipe calls for keema to be stuffed into the pastries."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'keema' originates from the Urdu and Hindi word 'क़ीमा', which means 'minced meat'. It has been adopted into English primarily through the influence of South Asian cuisine, particularly in the late 20th century as Indian and Pakistani dishes gained popularity in Western countries.

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