mooli

• moolie
• mouli
• muli
• (obsolete) moole

Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).[1]

• (RP) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmuli/

mooli (plural moolis)

1. (chiefly Britain and India, Indian cuisine) Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
   • 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1

     Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).

   • 1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1

     Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.

   • 1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1

     This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.

• See daikon

• moloi

mooli

1. mole (base unit of amount of substance)