Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puggry

/ˈpʌɡɹiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pug-gry
IPA: /ˈpʌɡɹiː/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī).

Inflected Forms

puggries (plural) pagari (alternative) pagri (alternative) puckery (alternative) pugaree (alternative) puggaree (alternative) puggerie (alternative) puggery (alternative) puggree (alternative) puggri (alternative) pugree (alternative)

Derived Forms

puggried

Frequently Paired Words

turban

Homonyms

puggree

Questions

How do you pronounce puggry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌɡɹiː/.
What does puggry mean?: A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
Where does puggry come from?: Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī).

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