masala

See also: Masala

English

Borrowed from Hindustani مصالحہ (maṣālḥa, maṣāliḥa) / मसाला (masālā, “spice(s)”), from Classical Persian (masālih, “affairs, materials, spices”), plural of (maslahat, “affair, policy, best thing to do”), both from Arabic, derived from صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa, “be fit, competent, usable”).

masala (countable and uncountable, plural masalas or masale)

Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 3:
  When she cooked, she reached out for bottles and masalas without glancing up.
Any dish prepared with such spices.
We ordered two lamb bhunas and a masala.
Any powder of ground ingredients, not necessarily used in cuisine.

masala f (plural masalale)

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Declension of masala

masala

masala (plural masalalar)