• Bengali Word পান্তা English definition (adjective) 1 (of boiled rice) put in fresh water and preserved for a future meal. 2 (figurative) stale: পান্তা খবর (noun) boiled rice which is put in fresh water and preserved for a future meal. পান্তা ভাতে ঘি (figurative) unnecessary expenditure. পান্তা ভাতে টোকো দই (figurative) an unpalatable meal.