باورچی خانہ (bawarchi khana)
noun · Intermediate · Daily Life
Meaning
English: Kitchen
The room where food is prepared, literally the cook’s room.
Examples
🗣 امی باورچی خانے میں ہیں۔
💬 Mom is in the kitchen.
Etymology
‘باورچی خانہ’ (bawarchi khana) is formed from the Persian ‘باورچی’ (bawarchi), meaning ‘cook’, and ‘خانە’ (khana), meaning ‘house’. This illustrates the culinary cultural influences on Urdu vocabulary.
How & Where It’s Used
Bawarchi khana is used informally and formally to refer to the kitchen, common in both spoken and written contexts throughout Urdu-speaking regions.
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