Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bou bhat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: bou b-hat
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Bengali ritual feast traditionally held after a wedding, where the groom's family for the first time taste rice cooked by the new bride.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The three-day festivities closed with bou-bhat, when the bride served rice to the male elders of her husband's family."
"The next day, after the wedding, when his relatives and guests saw Jutimala dressed in an inky blue Benarsi sari, her forehead painted with sandalwood stars at the bou bhat ceremony, they were stunned by her beauty and understood why Khitish had fallen head over heels in love with her!"

Etymology

From Bengali বউ ভাত (bou bhat).

Word Breakdown

Root: বউ ভাত

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bou bhat mean?: A Bengali ritual feast traditionally held after a wedding, where the groom's family for the first time taste rice cooked by the new bride.
Where does bou bhat come from?: From Bengali বউ ভাত (bou bhat).

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