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masala

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
masala /məˈsɑːlə/

▶noun

1 a spice mixture ground into a paste or powder for use in Indian cookery.

2 a person or thing that comprises a varied mixture of elements: an Indian who grew up with a masala of influences in England and Jamaica.

– origin from Urdu maṣālaḥ, based on Arab. maṣāliḥ ‘ingredients, materials’.

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