How to Use Gujarati in a Sentence

Gujarati

noun
Definition of Gujaratinext
  • Make a lunch of the Gujarati specialty at the standing table.
    — Alex Bhattacharji, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2023
  • With a portion of the film made in embroidery inspired by Gujarati textiles, the project aims to this aspect of Indian culture to the world.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Contents are made as originals in a range of local languages including Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Bhojpuri.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Aangan means ‘courtyard’ in the Gujarati language, and courtyards are an intrinsic part of Indian architecture that stems from the need for ventilation and access to sunlight.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The strike devolved into months of violence, and the Gujarati police did little to intervene, even as mobs killed more than 1,000 people—the majority Muslims—and destroyed tens of thousands of Muslim homes and businesses.
    — Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 21 June 2023
  • Sev tamatar ki sabji, which crosses over into Gujarati traditions as well (Gujarat is a neighbor along Rajasthan’s more fertile southwestern border), is a dish of tomatoes simmered down and thickened, and then garnished with squiggly sev.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • At the wedding, in 1985, Nita wore the traditional Gujarati wedding garment composed of two saris: the panetar, representing her family, and the gharchola, representing her husband’s.
    — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Patel’s Gujarati food tastes like vegetarian home cooking, modern and infused with California produce.
    — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023

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