| 释义 |
kheer, n. orig. and chiefly S. Asian.
Brit. |ˈkɪə|, U.S. |ˈkɪ(ə)r|
Forms: 18– kheer, 18– khir
[‹ Hindi khīr (and similar forms in other South Asian languages) ‹ Sanskrit kṣīrī cooked rice (or a similar ingredient) in milk ‹ kṣīra thickened milk.]
An Indian dessert consisting of rice (or a similar ingredient) and sugar boiled in milk or coconut milk, and often flavoured with cardamom and ground nuts; = payasam n.
1832J. Sharif Qanoon-e-Islam iii. 27 They also cook kheer, k'hinchree, bhajee, according to their means. 1888W. H. Dawe Wife's Help to Indian Cookery xxi. 51 Khīr, or Rice-milk... When the milk is thoroughly absorbed the khir is sufficiently cooked. 1925M. Young Among Women of Punjab (ed. 2) vii. 95 Chhoti and Panchi..sat and ate khīr (rice boiled in milk). 1955R. P. Jhabvala To whom she Will xxi. 157, O she is such a clever girl, kheer she makes,..and sooji halwa [etc.]. 1978A. Desai Devoted Son in Games at Twilight (1982) 75 If you must have something sweet, Veena will cook you a little kheer, that's light, just a little rice and milk. 2000A. Hussein Émigré Journeys ii. 16 How I have loved this face smelling of fresh cooked brown roti and semolina khir and how much hated it when she comes out in floods of tears. |