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chabutra

chabutra noun: a paved terrace attached to a house or garden.

Noun

chabutra (plural chabutras)

  1. (India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
    • Ask for the mansion of Burnham-sahib: in the garden there's a chabutra with a green roof.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 64

Forms of chabutra

pluralchabutras

Origin of chabutra

From Hindi चबूतरा (cabūtrā).

Questions about chabutra

What does chabutra mean?
Chabutra means a paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
What part of speech is chabutra?
Chabutra is a noun.
What is the plural of chabutra?
The plural of chabutra is chabutras.

Words near chabutra in the dictionary

  1. chabrettes
  2. chabudai
  3. chabuk
  4. chabuks
  5. Chabungbam
  6. chabutra
  7. chabutras
  8. chac mool
  9. chac mools
  10. chac-chac
  11. chac-chacs

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