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Shukto

শুক্তো
SHOOK-toh

A mildly bitter Bengali vegetable stew traditionally served at the beginning of a meal.

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Meaning & usage

Shukto typically contains bitter gourd and a variety of vegetables cooked in a lightly seasoned broth. It is often the first course of a traditional Bengali lunch.

In a sentence

The meal began with a bowl of shukto before the rice courses.

As seen in crosswords

Shukto is a 6-letter answer. A typical clue:

“A mildly bitter Bengali vegetable stew traditionally served at the beginning of a meal” (6)

Category: Food Origin: bengali Script: Bengali

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