kootuista
Kootuista is a term that has appeared in online discussions to describe a person with a pronounced interest in kootu, a traditional Tamil dish featuring vegetables cooked with lentils and coconut. The coinage appears to fuse 'kootu' with the -ista suffix, a pattern seen in other modern loanwords indicating a practitioner or enthusiast.
The term's etymology and usage are not widely documented in major dictionaries or linguistic sources. It is
A kootuista is not a formal title or profession. Rather, it denotes a hobbyist or admirer of
There are no widely recognized individuals officially identified as kootuistas; the term remains informal and largely
See also: Kootu, South Indian cuisine, Indian culinary terms.