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matka

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Borrowed from Hindi मटका (maṭkā).

noun matkas

  1. India, countable An earthenware pot. Alternatively, instead of cooking in a matka, wrap the vegetable mixture (without lettuce leaves) in aluminium foil and bake in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 1 hour.
  2. India, countable, uncountable A kind of coarse silk from the Indian subcontinent, mainly produced from pierced (moth-damaged) cocoons.

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@misc{matka_2026,
  title = {matka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}