Boti
বঁটি
BOH-tee
Boti (বঁটি) is a Bengali-origin word used in Indian English, meaning a traditional curved cutting blade mounted on a wooden base and operated by hand. In crosswords it is the 4-letter answer BOTI (4).
Meaning & usage
The boti is a distinctive kitchen tool used throughout Bengal for cutting vegetables, fish, meat, and coconuts. Unlike a conventional knife, the user sits on the floor and cuts ingredients by drawing them against the stationary curved blade.
In a sentence
The vegetables were chopped on a boti before being added to the curry.
Boti as a crossword answer
Boti is a 4-letter answer. A typical clue:
“A traditional curved cutting blade mounted on a wooden base and operated by hand” (4)
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