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chana¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃʌnə/
  • /ˈt͡ʃɑːnə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi चना (canā).

noun chanas · chaná · channa

  1. India, uncountable, usually A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
  2. India, uncountable, usually Chickpeas.

    Similar: kadala

Chana²

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Hebrew חַנָּה (chaná).

proper noun

  1. Hannah

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noun Indian dish

हिन्दीचना canā

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"chana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chana

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"chana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chana.

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@misc{chana_2026,
  title = {chana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}