English

Alternative forms

• moolie
• muli
• (obsolete) moole

Noun

mooli ‎(plural moolis)

1. (chiefly Britain, Indian cuisine) Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
   • 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1

     Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).

   • 1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1

     Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.

   • 1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1

     This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.

Synonyms

• See daikon

Anagrams

• moloi

References

1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "mooli, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2002.

Finnish

Noun

mooli

1. mole (base unit of amount of substance)

Declension