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Ice Cream

Hindi translation: Ice-cream, Malai barf


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English term or phrase:Ice Cream
Hindi translation:Ice-cream, Malai barf
Entered by: Anil Goyal
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English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Ice Cream
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Ice-cream, Malai barf
Explanation:
Ice cream is transliterated in Hindi. However, in somepart of India people (generally old timers) also call it "Malai Barf"

Malai > Cream
Barf > Ice.
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Anil Goyal
India
Local time: 06:25
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5 +3Ice-cream, Malai barf
Anil Goyal
5KulfiSandeep Gupta


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Ice-cream, Malai barf


Explanation:
Ice cream is transliterated in Hindi. However, in somepart of India people (generally old timers) also call it "Malai Barf"

Malai > Cream
Barf > Ice.

Anil Goyal
India
Local time: 06:25
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in pair: 206
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Indojin
19 mins

agree  Rishi Miranhshah
1 hr

agree  Dr. Puneet Bisaria
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Kulfi


Explanation:
The more popular term of Ice-cream in Hindi is Kulfi.
Mango Ice-cream - Aaam Kulfi

Ref
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indian/02/rec0279.ht...

http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes/2054.html



Sandeep Gupta
India
Local time: 06:25
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Indojin: I would say, 'Kulfi' is a specific kind of Ice-cream rather than it being a general term for Ice-cream. BTW, I also prefer Kulfi over all other kinds of ice-creams.
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