chota hazri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छोटा हाज़िरी (choṭā hāzirī).

Noun

chota hazri (uncountable)

(India) A light breakfast.
- 1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, page 200:
  ‘Sorry, my dear; take your time…Was your chota hazri all right?’

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