Kheer definition
A sweet South Asian dish made by boiling rice with milk, sugar, spices, and sometimes nuts and other ingredients until it thickens to the consistency of gruel.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
kheer
Plural:
kheersOrigin of kheer
- Hindi Urdu khīr from Prakrit khīra- milk, thickened milk from Sanskrit kṭīram Middle Persian šīr milk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition