bran

noun/bræn/CEFR B2

কুঁড়া

Meaning

The broken outer layers of grain that are left after milling.

Example sentences

  • Rice bran oil is popular for cooking.ধানের কুঁড়ার তেল রান্নার জন্য জনপ্রিয়।
  • Farmers feed bran to their cattle.কৃষকরা গরুকে কুঁড়া খাওয়ান।

“bran” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • It is white because the bran and the germ have been sifted out first. The germ matters most for keeping — it is oily, and oil turns rancid, which is exactly why white flour lasts for months and wholemeal does not.

    wheat germ — dictionary →

  • Polishing is done in the mill — the brown bran layer is rubbed away, and that layer carries most of the vitamins.

    polished rice — dictionary →

  • The paddy was partly boiled inside its husk before milling — the rice still needs full cooking; the process drives vitamins from the bran into the grain and keeps the cooked grains firm and separate.

    parboiled rice — dictionary →

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  1. “bran” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • কুঁড়া
    • • ফুটবল
    • • তাল, ছন্দের আঘাত
    • • কুচকাওয়াজ, শোভাযাত্রা
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    কুঁড়া — bran (noun) — কুঁড়া. The broken outer layers of grain that are left after milling.

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