pongal
/ˈpɒŋgəl/noun
1- the Tamil New Year festival, celebrated by the cooking of new rice泰米尔新年（以煮新米饭庆祝）。
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- mass noun a southern Indian dish of rice cooked with various herbs and spices南印药膳。
词源
from Tamil ponkal, literally 'boiling, swelling' (with reference to the cooking process of rice).