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Meaning of iftar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/

Definitions

The evening meal (of dates) that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إفطار
Español iftar
Français ftour iftar
हिन्दी इफ़्तार
Bahasa Indonesia buka puasa iftar
Русский ифта́р
Türkçe iftar

Examples

“Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.”
“On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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