Payasam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Payasam is a noun meaning (chiefly South India) Kheer (South Asian rice pudding).
Meaning
(chiefly South India) Kheer (South Asian rice pudding).
Example Sentences
He sighed and replied, 'All right. You can come. But to cook so much of payasam I will need much more firewood. Can you bring that with you?'
There are several varieties of payasam, including lentil payasam, jack-fruit payasam, and the rich apapradhaman payasam, which comes with rice wafers.
Then, she tore a piece of her banana leaf, and used that to scoop up the payasam. The old Tamilian lady sitting next to her looked stunned, and then made round sweeping gestures on her leaf, showing the Japanese girl how to eat her food.
Word Forms
- payasams
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kheer, phirni, khir, khichdi, firni, moori.
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