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burra

/ˈbʌɹə/

burra adjective: big or important, used as a respectful honorific.

Adjective

burra (not comparable)

  1. (India) Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
    • The most burra of burra sahibs resided in spacious, columned villas within the exclusive enclave of Alipore.1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War, page 27
    • Later she served the curried meal on an English blue and white flow-blue platter. “Spicy like my Maharanee. A burra meal, fit for a prince of India!”2017, Lila Lee, The Lotus Blossom
    Synonyms:
    bada

Proper noun capitalized: Burra

Burra

  1. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms of burra

  • bada

Origin of burra

Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”).

Words formed from burra

Words that rhyme with burra

Questions about burra

What does burra mean?
Burra means big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
What part of speech is burra?
Burra can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce burra?
Burra is pronounced /ˈbʌɹə/.

Words near burra in the dictionary

  1. burr puzzles
  2. burr rose
  3. burr thistle
  4. burr thistles
  5. burr under one's saddle
  6. burra
  7. Burra Creek
  8. Burra Din
  9. burra-khana
  10. burra-khanas
  11. Burrabazar

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