Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghagra

/ˈɡaɡɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: gha-gra
IPA: /ˈɡaɡɹə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.

Example Sentences

"She's wearing a screeching yellow silk ghagra with a pink chunni."

Etymology

From Hindi घाघरा (ghāghrā), from Sanskrit [Term?].

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: घाघरा

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡaɡɹə/

Inflected Forms

ghagras (plural) ghaghra (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ghagra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaɡɹə/.
What does ghagra mean?: A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.
Where does ghagra come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce ghagra

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