masala

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc. countable,uncountable
    — A couple of vegetables, sambar (spicy and sour lentils and vegetables boiled with masalas and spices), rasam (a hot and fiery lentil soup-like dish) and curds (yoghurt) served with heaps of rice and eaten in that order. […] Basically, it’s a juicy naan bread with an egg coating, stuffed with mutton or chicken, rolled up and sprinkled with a unique masala that gives it its special flavor.
  2. Any dish prepared with such spices. countable,uncountable
    — We ordered two lamb bhunas and a masala.
  3. Any powder of ground ingredients, not necessarily used in cuisine. countable,uncountable

词形变化

masalas plural masale plural mussalla alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
garam masala masala chai masala film tikka masala

词源

Borrowed from Hindustani مصالحہ (maṣālḥa, maṣāliḥa) / मसाला (masālā, “spice(s)”), from Classical Persian مصالح (masālih, “affairs, materials, spices”), plural of مصلحت (maslahat, “affair, policy, best thing to do”), both from Arabic, derived from صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa, “be fit, competent, usable”).
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