drumstick
/ˈdrʌmstɪk/noun
उच्चारण ड्रम्स्टिक
ढोल बजाने की छड़ी
Core word
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a stick used for playing a drum
ढोल बजाने की छड़ी
- He tapped the drumsticks together.
- The drummer broke a drumstick during the final song.
- The drummer threw his drumstick to the crowd.
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- The little boy beat the drum with two wooden drumsticks.
- He held the drumstick tight and played faster.
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the lower part of the leg of a chicken or other bird, cooked and eaten as food
(मुर्गे की) टाँग
- fried chicken drumsticks
- He chose a spicy chicken drumstick from the buffet.
- The children fought over the last chicken drumstick.
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- A tandoori drumstick is a favourite starter at weddings.
- She baked the drumsticks with garlic and lemon.
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the long thin green pod of the moringa tree, eaten as a vegetable in South Asia
सहजन, सहजन की फली, मुनगा
- Drumsticks are often added to sambar.
- My mother added a drumstick to the dal for extra flavour.
- Sambar tastes better with fresh drumstick in it.
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- The drumstick tree grows well in hot, dry areas.
- Scrape the soft inside of the drumstick with your teeth.
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drumstick (countable noun: music)
A drumstick is a stick for beating a drum. It is usually used in pairs, so the plural drumsticks is common.
'Drumstick' ड्रम बजाने की छड़ी है। यह प्रायः जोड़ी में प्रयुक्त होती है, इसलिए plural 'drumsticks' आम है।
- The drummer dropped a drumstick on the stage.
- He carries two drumsticks in his bag.
drumstick (food: chicken leg)
The lower part of the leg of a chicken or other bird, cooked and eaten as food.
मुर्गी या अन्य पक्षी की टाँग का निचला भाग, जिसे पकाकर खाया जाता है।
- Radhika ordered a chicken drumstick at the restaurant.
- Drumsticks are easy to hold with the hand.
drumstick (food: moringa pod)
In South Asia, the long green pod of the moringa tree, cooked in sambar and curries. In Hindi it is sahjan.
दक्षिण एशिया में सहजन की लंबी हरी फली, जो सांभर और सब्ज़ियों में पकाई जाती है।
- Drumstick sambar is a favourite in Tamil Nadu.
- My grandmother cooks drumstick curry on Sundays.
a drumstick of + chicken
Use of to name what bird it comes from, though chicken drumstick is more natural.
किस पक्षी से आया है यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है, यद्यपि 'chicken drumstick' अधिक स्वाभाविक है।
- He ate a drumstick of roast chicken.
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food + drumstick
chickenturkeytandoorifriedroast
- They ordered a tandoori chicken drumstick.
drumstick + dish
sambarcurrysoupleavespickle
- The drumstick soup is rich in iron.
verb + drumstick
chewpeelboilcutpick up
- Peel the drumstick before boiling it.
music + drumstick
woodenpair ofdropbreakhold
- He broke a wooden drumstick during the solo.
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- The cook added three drumsticks to the sambar.
रसोइए ने सांभर में तीन सहजन की फलियाँ डालीं।
- Rajesh bit into a spicy chicken drumstick at the party.
राजेश ने पार्टी में एक मसालेदार चिकन ड्रमस्टिक को काटा।
- The drummer threw his drumstick into the cheering crowd.
ड्रमर ने अपनी ड्रमस्टिक खुशी से चिल्लाती भीड़ में उछाल दी।
- The drumstick tree grows well in dry parts of South India.
सहजन का पेड़ दक्षिण भारत के शुष्क भागों में अच्छी तरह उगता है।
- Dieticians recommend drumstick leaves for children.
आहार-विशेषज्ञ बच्चों के लिए सहजन की पत्तियाँ खाने की सलाह देते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are food words that all mean a long, thin part, but come from different sources.
ये खाद्य शब्द लंबे, पतले भाग को बताते हैं, पर इनके स्रोत भिन्न हैं।
A chicken leg, a moringa pod, or a stick for a drum.
मुर्गी की टाँग, सहजन की फली, या ड्रम की छड़ी।
- Drumstick curry is rich in nutrition.
The upper part of a chicken's leg, above the drumstick.
मुर्गी की टाँग का ऊपरी भाग, ड्रमस्टिक के ऊपर।
- She prefers a thigh to a drumstick.
The part of a bird used for flying, cooked as food.
पक्षी का उड़ने वाला अंग, जिसे भोजन के रूप में पकाया जाता है।
- They ordered spicy wings.