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Malja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bowl noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  • chalice noun A large ceremonial drinking cup, especially one used in religious rites such as Communion.
  • crater noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
  • cup noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
  • toast noun Sliced bread browned by heat.

Senses

Malja is used for these senses in English:

  • Crater (constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.
  • bowl A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
  • bowl The round hollow part of anything.
  • calyculus (zoology) Any cup-shaped structure.
  • cup A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
  • toast (countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

bowl — full definition

  1. noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  2. noun A major American football championship game or one of several season-ending postseason games.
  3. verb In cricket, to throw or deliver the ball toward the batsman according to the rules of the game.

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