tika
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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By 1952, the menu had items such as chicken korma, chicken vindaloo, "tika khabab" and poppadums.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
While competing, his forehead was marked with a vermilion tika, a Hindu symbol of power and purity.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
I had my camera, my small coconut and a powdery red tika on my forehead.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010
At dawn following the Deutschland bombing, five Nazi warships flying Swas tika battle flags from their main trucks drew up off the harbor entrance.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Jaipur we guard the treasury and the zenanna of the Raja, and it is our chief who puts the tika upon the forehead of the Maharaja when he ascends to the throne.
From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander
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