# langar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌŋɡə/

## Definitions
1. A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
2. The free food served at such a place.

## Etymology
From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/langar