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Chaunk vs Chank - What's the difference?

chaunk | chank |

As nouns the difference between chaunk and chank

is that chaunk is (cooking) a garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours added to soups, curries, etc, at the end of cooking while chank is (east india) the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially.

As a verb chank is

(us) to eat noisily; to champ or chomp.

chaunk

English

Alternative forms

* chhaunk * chounk * chonk * chhounk * chhonk

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "chaunk")

    chank

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (East India) The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially .

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To eat noisily; to champ or chomp