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maida¹

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From Hindi मैदा (maidā), from Classical Persian مَیْدَه (mayda).

noun

  1. uncountable A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora.

Maida²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{maida_2026,
  title = {maida},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maida},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}