Lakshmi
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lakshmi
from Sanskrit Lāksmi, literally: wealth, splendour
Example Sentences
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Padma Lakshmi is the daughter of a South Indian mother who brought her to America for a better life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Ms. Lakshmi serves it on a bed of traditional Southern cheesy grits and suggests chowchow pickles, an old-time relish, as a side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The attack on Lakshmi took place on the night of 24 June 2017, according to the court order seen by the BBC.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
Joining them will be a cook-off called “America’s Culinary Cup” with Padma Lakshmi and “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
The goddess of luck, Lakshmi, rode an owl.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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