arrowroot
/ˈærəʊruːt/noun
उच्चारण ऐरोरूट
अरारोट
Core word
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[U]
a white flour made from the root of a tropical plant, used to make sauces thicker and in biscuits
अरारोट
- Mix a spoonful of arrowroot with cold water to thicken the gravy.
- arrowroot biscuits
- My grandmother uses arrowroot to make a smooth pudding.
+ 2 more examples
- Arrowroot is easy to digest, so it is often given to children.
- Add a spoonful of arrowroot to the soup to make it thicker.
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[C]
the tropical plant whose root this flour is made from
अरारोट का पौधा
- Arrowroot grows well in Kerala.
- Arrowroot powder is often used to thicken soups.
- The arrowroot has starchy underground stems.
+ 2 more examples
- Farmers dug up the arrowroot after the rains.
- Arrowroot is grown in warm and moist parts of the country.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
arrowroot (uncountable)
Arrowroot is uncountable when it means the flour; it takes no article and no plural s.
जब 'arrowroot' का अर्थ आटा हो तो यह uncountable है; इसके साथ article और plural -s नहीं आते।
- Arrowroot is used to thicken sauces and soups.
- Mix a spoon of arrowroot with cold water.
arrowroot + noun / arrowroot biscuit
It is also used before a noun, as in arrowroot flour, arrowroot powder and arrowroot biscuit, a plain biscuit often given to the sick and to babies.
यह noun से पहले भी आता है, जैसे arrowroot flour, arrowroot powder और arrowroot biscuit, जो सादा biscuit है और प्रायः बीमारों तथा शिशुओं को दिया जाता है।
- The doctor advised arrowroot biscuits with warm milk.
- Arrowroot powder is easy to digest.
arrowroot vs cornflour
Both are starches used to thicken food, but arrowroot is cleaner in taste and cooks at a lower heat; cornflour is cheaper and more common.
दोनों भोजन को गाढ़ा करने वाले starch हैं, पर arrowroot का स्वाद अधिक साफ़ होता है और यह कम आँच पर पकता है; cornflour सस्ता और अधिक आम है।
- Arrowroot makes a clear sauce, while cornflour makes it cloudy.
- Radhika used cornflour because arrowroot was costly.
arrowroot + health claims
Arrowroot is described as easy to digest, light on the stomach and suitable for babies; use these adjectives, not 'medicine'.
Arrowroot को आसानी से पचने वाला, पेट के लिए हल्का और शिशुओं के लिए उपयुक्त बताया जाता है; इन्हीं adjectives का प्रयोग कीजिए, 'medicine' का नहीं।
- Arrowroot is easy to digest, so doctors suggest it for the sick.
- The porridge was light on the stomach and suitable for babies.
+Collocations 4
arrowroot + noun
flourpowderbiscuitstarchpudding
- Arrowroot starch is added to make the sauce smooth.
verb + arrowroot
mixstir inadddissolveuse
- Dissolve the arrowroot in water before adding it to the pan.
adjective + arrowroot
purewhitefinefresh
- Pure arrowroot is almost tasteless.
arrowroot + preposition
arrowroot in waterarrowroot with milkarrowroot for saucearrowroot to thicken
- She mixed arrowroot with milk for the baby.
“More examples 6
- The cook used arrowroot to make the gravy thicker.
रसोइए ने ग्रेवी को गाढ़ा करने के लिए arrowroot का प्रयोग किया।
- Radhika's grandmother gave her an arrowroot biscuit with tea.
राधिका की दादी ने उसे चाय के साथ एक arrowroot biscuit दिया।
- Arrowroot is light on the stomach, so it is suitable for patients.
Arrowroot पेट के लिए हल्का होता है, इसलिए यह रोगियों के लिए उपयुक्त है।
- The plant is grown in warm, wet areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
यह पौधा केरल और तमिलनाडु के गर्म, नम क्षेत्रों में उगाया जाता है।
- You can replace cornflour with arrowroot in this recipe.
इस विधि में आप cornflour की जगह arrowroot का उपयोग कर सकते हैं।
- Arrowroot biscuits are soft enough to be eaten by small children.
Arrowroot biscuits इतने नरम होते हैं कि छोटे बच्चे भी उन्हें खा सकते हैं।