palakn.
/ˈpɑːlak/, U.S. /ˈpɑlɑk/ A type of spinach used in Indian cooking. Chiefly attributive and as an element in the names of Indian dishes.
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1832 G. A. Herklots tr. J. Sharîf Qanoon-e-Islam App. v. p. xxxix Sālun of Pāluk ka Sāg..or a species of spinage.]
1868 B. H. Powell Hand-bk Econ. Products of Punjab I. 245/2 Pálak (Beta bengalensis). Commonly eaten boiled with ghí and spices.
1955 Annals Missouri Botanical Garden 42 341 Potherbs, tops of growing pulse or mustard plants, radish tops..and ‘palak’, a leaf resembling our spinach, may all be cooked as ‘sag’.
1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. c. 16/3 Another good choice is lamb palak, featuring the same meat in a mildly spiced bed of spinach.
2003 Hindu (Nexis) 25 July Can you suggest tasty recipes one can make with palak and cheese?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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