Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chula

/tʃˈulə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: chu-la
IPA: /tʃˈulə/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"After conducting feed back surveys, it was established that success will not depend on maximum number of chulhas installed but also on after installation care and follow up measures to ensure that skill transfer in installation and operation of chulhas has appropriately taken place and any other difficulty and problem has been overcome."
"When the basket was full, she carried it back and emptied it next to the outdoor chula where she did most of her cooking."
"Saroj was crouched over her small choolah, flattening dough between her palms, stretching it with her fingers, before slapping it onto the hot tawa to make chapattis."

Etymology

From Hindi चूल्हा (cūlhā), Bengali চুলা (cula).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चूल्हा, চুলা

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

chulas (plural) choola (alternative) choolah (alternative) chulha (alternative)

Homonyms

ciulla

Rhymes With

hula lula missoula ula beulah tallulah eula tula abdulla valenzuela shula mula

Questions

How do you pronounce chula?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈulə/.
What does chula mean?: A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place.
Where does chula come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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