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Padma Laddoo Laddu N Ball Shaped Indian Confection Made

Word laddoo, laddu
Definition n. A ball-shaped Indian confection made of flour, sugar, and shortening.
Sentence Padma accepts this without blinking; but what others will swallow as effortlessly as a laddoo, Padma may as easily reject. No audience is without its idiosyncrasies of belief.
Source Midnight's Children, p. 67

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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