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akhrot

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India/əkʰ.ɾoːʈ//əx.ɾoːʈ/

akhrot noun: walnut.

Noun

akhrot (plural akhrots)

  1. (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South-Asia) walnut.
  2. (Pakistan, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) a Pashtun person

Forms of akhrot

pluralakhrots

Origin of akhrot

Borrowed from Hindustani अख़रोट (axroṭ) / اَخْروٹ (axroṭ), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 (akkhoṭa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa). The sense of "Pashtun person" was derived from comparing Pashtuns to walnuts due to their resilience, or mocking Pashtun speakers' accent when they speak in Urdu.

Questions about akhrot

What does akhrot mean?
Akhrot means walnut.
What part of speech is akhrot?
Akhrot is a noun.
How do you pronounce akhrot?
Akhrot is pronounced /əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/ (India).
What is the plural of akhrot?
The plural of akhrot is akhrots.

Words near akhrot in the dictionary

  1. akhnis
  2. akhoond
  3. akhoonds
  4. Akhoury
  5. Akhouryan
  6. akhrot
  7. akhrots
  8. akhs
  9. Akhtar
  10. Akhtars
  11. akhtenskite

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