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kadi

American  
[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

plural

kadis
  1. a variant of qadi.


kadi British  
/ ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cadi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Its legs were bound and its head was fastened, and water was poured upon it while the kadi prayed.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

At the instigation of the kadi, the pasha informed the Rabbi of Jerusalem that the Jews would be held responsible for the restoration of the weapon.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul

She complained to the kadi, who interrogated her how she could prove her assertion.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

And the kadi advised him to give large alms to their brethren, if he would escape from the hands of those whom he had slain.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

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