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iftar
[ if-tahr ]
/ ˈɪf tɑr /
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noun
(sometimes initial capital letter) the meal that Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan to break the day’s fast.
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Origin of iftar
First recorded in 1830–35, iftar is from the Arabic word ʾifṭār “the breaking of the fast”
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iftar
Iftar
/ (ˈɪftɑː) /
noun
the meal eaten by Muslims to break their fast after sunset every day during Ramadan
Word Origin for iftar
from Arabic iftar the breaking of the fast; compare Id-ul-Fitr
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