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chatta

chatta noun: synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.

chatta: synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol
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Noun

chatta (plural chattas)

  1. (India) Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
    • His air, while sitting on a tiger's skin, under his chatta or umbrella, was perfectly majestic.1843, Charles James C. Davidson, Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India
    • The dome was crowned by a pedestal 4½ feet square, which supported a chatta about 3½ feet in diameter.1854, Alexander Cunningham, The Bhilsa topes, or, Buddhist monuments of central India
    Synonyms:
    umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol

Synonyms of chatta

  • umbrella or parasol
  • particularly an Indian parasol

Forms of chatta

pluralchattas
alternative formchhata
alternative formchattah

Origin of chatta

From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra.

Questions about chatta

What does chatta mean?
Chatta means synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
What part of speech is chatta?
Chatta is a noun.
What is the plural of chatta?
The plural of chatta is chattas.

Words near chatta in the dictionary

  1. chatspeak
  2. Chatswong
  3. Chatswood
  4. Chatswood West
  5. Chatsworth
  6. chatta
  7. chattable
  8. chattah
  9. Chattahoochee
  10. Chattahoochee County
  11. chattahs

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