छोला

Hindi

Etymology

Cognate with Punjabi ਛੋਲਾ (cholā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃʰoː.läː]

Noun

छोला • (cholā) m (Urdu spelling چھولا)

garbanzo bean, chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
Synonym: काबुली चना (kābulī canā)

Declension

Declension of *छोला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	छोला cholā	छोले chole
oblique	छोले chole	छोलों cholõ
vocative	छोले chole	छोलो cholo

Related terms

चना (canā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press