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burra-khana

burra-khana noun: a great entertainment or feast.

Noun

burra-khana (plural burra-khanas)

  1. (India) A great entertainment or feast.
    • I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana.1909, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere. Part II.”, in Under the Deodars (The Works of Rudyard Kipling), Edinburgh de Luxe edition, Boston, Mass.; London: The Edinburgh Society, →OCLC...
    • ‘Wasn't a man in town who could put on a burra-khana like he did.’2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 47

Forms of burra-khana

pluralburra-khanas
alternative formburra khana

Origin of burra-khana

From Hindi बड़ा खाना (baṛā khānā, “big dinner”), from बड़ा (baṛā, “big”) + खाना (khānā, “food, dinner”).

Questions about burra-khana

What does burra-khana mean?
Burra-khana means a great entertainment or feast.
What part of speech is burra-khana?
Burra-khana is a noun.
What is the plural of burra-khana?
The plural of burra-khana is burra-khanas.

Words near burra-khana in the dictionary

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

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