NYT Dictionary
KULFI
NounKUL-fikul-fi · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020
Meaning
A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling ice cream.
Etymology
Origin: Arabic
From Hindi क़ुल्फ़ी (qulfī)/Urdu قلفی (qulfī), from Classical Persian قفلی (quflī) from قفل (qufl), from Arabic قُفْل (qufl, “lock, bolt”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020.