petha

English

Etymology

From Hindi पेठा (peṭhā, “a winter melon; also, the sweet made from this”).

Noun

petha (plural pethas)

  1. A North Indian sweet made out of pieces of winter melon cooked in sugar syrup. Especially famous are pethas from Agra.

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