bandel means A town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; founded by Portuguese settlers.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bandel ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali ব্যান্ডেল (bênḍel), ব্যাণ্ডেল (bênḍel), বাণ্ডেল (banḍel), from Portuguese Bandel.
name
- A town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; founded by Portuguese settlers.
- A surname from German.
noun
- A dry, crumbly smoked cheese from Bandel, India, made by separating the curds from whey with lemon juice.
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Words closest in meaning
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- danbo 61% match — A semi-soft, aged cow's milk cheese originating in Denmark, where it is a common household cheese. vs bandel →
- chhena 56% match — A fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh. vs bandel →
- paneer 55% match — A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese. vs bandel →
- backstein 51% match — A German cheese similar to Limburger cheese, produced in a brick shape. vs bandel →
- bandala 51% match — A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). vs bandel →
- sirband 51% match — A kind of muslin for making turbans. vs bandel →
- cheeselep 50% match — The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese. vs bandel →
- bryndza 50% match — A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe. vs bandel →