Bangal

bangal English Etymology 1 From en bn বাঙ্গাল. Alternative forms en bangal Noun en India A Bengali who originates from eastern Bengal. en Ghoti en 2009 Sabya Sachi Of Fish and Beef, the New Recipe of the Muslim Identity: A Journey through the Cultural Prism of West Bengal w:Ather Farouqui Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views New Delhi w:Oxford University Press part II (Transcending Boundaries) 135 https://archive.org/details/muslimsmediaimag0000unse/page/135/mode/1up 978-0-19-569495-6 In fact there exists subtle animosity between the Bangals and the Ghotis (East Bengal immigrants are called Bangals, and the residing Bengali Hindus are called Ghotis). The cause is economic; en 2016 Kalyan Karmakar Sweet Home Kolkata The Travelling Belly: Eating Through India’s By-Lanes Gurgaon, Haryana w:Hachette India 29 https://archive.org/details/travellingbellye0000karm/page/29/mode/1up 978-93-5009-910-0 The Bangals are from erstwhile East Bengal, or what is today Bangladesh. At the risk of making a broad generaliation, you can say that the general rule of thumb is that Ghoti dishes are a bit sweet, while Bangal dishes are spicy, have a strong chilli element and are savoury. en 2017 Kushanava Choudhury Sealdah The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta London; New York, N.Y. Bloomsbury Circus part III 178 https://archive.org/details/epiccityworldons0000chou_w5a3/page/178/mode/1up 978-1-4088-8888-9 My father’s family were Bangals, Hindus from East Bengal, who had arrived after Partition when East Bengal became East Pakistan, and eventually Bangladesh. Further reading Etymology 2 en Proper noun en barangay mun/Dinalupihan p/Bataan c/Philippines. Tagalog Pronunciation Proper noun + tl barangay mun/Dinalupihan p/Bataan c/Philippines