kadi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The kadi pakora finds large vegetable dumplings submerged in a yellow, yogurt-based curry that provides no clue as to the serious pepper kick that lies within.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2018
It's an excellent Turkish meal, whose highlights are poulet aux amandes, couscous à la vanille, and tortue à la viande—a bit heavy, but a gourmet meal nevertheless—and biscuits made with honey called bouchées du kadi….
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
Hardly was she within, when the man nailed up the entrance, and ran to the kadi to inform him that a Jewess had gone in.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
In 1261 he was appointed chief kadi over all the provinces of Syria, with his tribunal at Damascus, in which post he remained for ten years.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
The following anecdote of the kadi Shuraih, who was famous not only for his "great skill in distinguishing right from wrong" but also for his humour, is very pleasing.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
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