langar
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈlʌŋɡə/(UK)
Definition of langar
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Sikhism, countable)A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
“While many hungry people go to the langars in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension […]”
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noun
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(Sikhism, countable)A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
“While many hungry people go to the langars in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension […]”
- (uncountable)The free food served at such a place.
name
- A village in Langar cum Barnstone parish, Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7234).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.
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