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Definition: A small meal traditionally eaten before dawn during Ramadan; the final meal before the day's fast begins.

Pronunciation: soo-hoor • (noun)

Example: During Ramadan, Yasmeen wakes up before dawn, has some eggs and toast for suhoor, and then prays salaat-l-fajr.  She then will fast for the whole day, until she has iftar just after sunset.

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