Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jugaad

/d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: ju-gaad
IPA: /d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A powered quadricycle used in India.

Countable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. There are similar idioms in the Dravidian languages, for example, Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), or Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu).

Usage

Inflected Forms

jugaads (plural)

Phrases

jury-rig

Frequently Paired Words

jugaadu bricolage jury-rig kludge lifehack

Questions

How do you pronounce jugaad?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/.
What does jugaad mean?: A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
Where does jugaad come from?: Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. There are similar idioms in the Dravidian languages, for example, Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), or Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu).

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