masala

Meaning

Noun

Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
Any dish prepared with such spices.

Origin

Hindustani मसाला / مسالا, from Persian مصالح, plural of مصلحت, both from Arabic, derived from صَلَحَ.

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