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paneer.

A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈniːɹ//pæˈnɪə(r)//pɑːˈnɪə(r)/
  1. A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

    countable · uncountable
    The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani پَنِیر / पनीर (panīr), from Classical Persian پَنِیر (panīr). Sometimes pronounced as /pæˈnɪə(r)/, /pɑːˈnɪə(r)/ (pseudo-Gallicism).

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