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bocha

bocha noun: a two-door sedan chair.

bocha: a two-door sedan chair
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Noun

bocha (plural bochas)

  1. (India, historical) A two-door sedan chair.
    • When the compilation by Williamson was first examined in order to correct his vulgar mode of spelling Hindoostanee words, a good while since, the number seemed so formidable, that innovation, even from a wrong system to a right one, was then indefinitely suspended; but... it would be unjust to...1825, John Borthwick Gilchrist editing Thomas Williamson as The General East India Guide and Vade Mecum..., Appendix No. IV, pp. 652 & 658
    • Sir Salar Jung was proceeding to the palace of the Nizam on his bocha, a sort of state palanquin, in order to be present at the customary Eed durbar... when two shots in rapid succession were fired.1868 February 7, "Englishman", "Attempted Assassination of Sir Salar Jung...", Hyderabad Times, Vol. III, p. 41

bocha meaning in Hindi

bocha in Hindi

Translations
बौचा baucā

Forms of bocha

pluralbochas
alternative formbochah
alternative formboçhah
alternative formbocho
alternative formboutcha

Origin of bocha

From Hindi बौचा (baucā).

Questions about bocha

What does bocha mean?
Bocha means a two-door sedan chair.
What is bocha in Hindi?
Bocha in Hindi is बौचा (baucā). See Bocha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bocha?
Bocha is a noun.
What is the plural of bocha?
The plural of bocha is bochas.

Words near bocha in the dictionary

  1. Bocek
  2. Boceks
  3. Bocelli
  4. boceprevir
  5. Boch
  6. bocha
  7. bochah
  8. bochahs
  9. bochap
  10. Bochara
  11. bochas

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