n.
An Indian salad made with yogurt and chopped vegetables or fruits, such as cucumbers, spinach, or bananas.
[Hindi rāytā, from Sanskrit *rājikātiktakaḥ, mustard pickle : rājikā, black mustard (probably from rājiḥ, streak, line , from ṛjyati, he stretches out) + tiktaka-, bitter (from tikta-, past participle of tejate, it is sharp).]
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