ledikeni

English

Etymology

Bengali লেডিকেনি (leḍikeni), named after Lady Canning, the wife of Charles Canning, Governor-General of India from 1856-62.

Noun

ledikeni (uncountable)

  1. A fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.
    Synonym: Lady Canning
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