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  • noun Any of various blends of dry-roasted, ground spices, such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander seed, cumin, and cloves, used in South Asian cuisine.

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  • noun A mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Urdu garm maṣāliḥ, garam masālā, hot spices : garm, garam, hot, burning (from Persian garm, from Middle Persian, from Old Persian garma-, in garmapada, entrance of the heat, month name; see gwher- in Indo-European roots) + maṣāliḥ, masālā, ingredients, mixture of spices; see masala.]

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From Hindi, garam masala meaning hot spices.

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  • Indian spice mix usually made of coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, kalonji, caraway, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg.

    February 6, 2007