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chiura

chiura noun: a kind of beaten rice commonly eaten in Nepal.

Noun

chiura (uncountable)

  1. A kind of beaten rice commonly eaten in Nepal.
    • I came back to find my fantasy come true — the tents up and a fire going. A wonderful meal of chura (rice flakes) and chapatis and hot milk. Enough clothes to not be cold. An end to another fine day.1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8
    Synonyms:
    baji

Synonyms of chiura

Origin of chiura

From Nepali चिउरा (ciurā).

Questions about chiura

What does chiura mean?
Chiura means a kind of beaten rice commonly eaten in Nepal.
What part of speech is chiura?
Chiura is a noun.

Words near chiura in the dictionary

  1. Chiu-chiang
  2. Chiuchow
  3. Chiuchuan
  4. Chiumba
  5. Chiumbi
  6. chiura
  7. chiuri
  8. Chius
  9. Chiusano
  10. Chiusanos
  11. Chiusi

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