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bahut

/bəˈhʊt/

bahut noun: a portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.

Noun

bahut (plural bahuts)

  1. (obsolete) A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
  2. (obsolete) A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.

Forms of bahut

pluralbahuts

Origin of bahut

Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.

Words that rhyme with bahut

Questions about bahut

What does bahut mean?
Bahut means a portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
What part of speech is bahut?
Bahut is a noun.
How do you pronounce bahut?
Bahut is pronounced /bəˈhʊt/.
What is the plural of bahut?
The plural of bahut is bahuts.

Words near bahut in the dictionary

  1. Bahumono
  2. bahur
  3. bahurim
  4. bahus
  5. Bahuslau
  6. bahut
  7. bahuts
  8. Bahutu
  9. bahuvrihi
  10. bahuvrihis
  11. bahuvrīhi

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