This section covers few Indian colloquial words which made it into the English Dictionary.
Veranda: From the Hindi word 'varanda', meaning balcony.
Punch: From the Sanskrit word 'panc'; a beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.
Betel: From the Malayalam word ‘vettila’; an east Indian pepper plant, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
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