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  • noun a sweet dish found in the Indian subcontinent consisting of sugary cream-colored balls of dough and a creamy sweet liquid, the malai.

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From Hindi/Urdu ras (nectar or juice) and malai (cream).

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  • रसमलाई (Hindi), રસમલાઇ (Gujarati), ਰਸ ਮਲਾਈ (Punjabi) (NB I don't trust my spelling!)

    March 17, 2010