Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halalcore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha-lal-core
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweeper or scavenger; a person of very low caste.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"The Halalchors, (who I occasionally mentioned a little before) are another sort of Indians at Surat, the most contemptible, but extremely necessary to be there."
"But the woman who does not burn herself in the pile with her husband is deprived of her rights. She becomes the halalcrore of the family, doomed to perform the vilest offices of an outcast from society."
"Bentham notes that killing a Hallachore who touches a man of superior tribe isn't regarded as blameworthy."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani حَلال خور (halāl xor) / हलालख़ोर (halālxor), from Classical Persian حلال خور (halāl xor).

Word Breakdown

Root: حلال خور

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

halalcores (plural) halalchor (alternative) hallachore (alternative) halalcor (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

halal mehtar

Questions

What does halalcore mean?: A sweeper or scavenger; a person of very low caste.
Where does halalcore come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani حَلال خور (halāl xor) / हलालख़ोर (halālxor), from Classical Persian حلال خور (halāl xor).

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