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chokra

chokra noun: boy; young male servant, boy dancer, bondsman.

Noun

chokra (plural chokras)

  1. (India) Boy; young male servant, boy dancer, bondsman
    • At the foot of the veranda a chokra lay on his back in the sun, pulling the punkah rope with his heel and shading his face with a broad strip of banana leaf.1934, George Orwell, chapter 21, in Burmese Days
    • 'Livin' is cheaper here,' he said. Back home we won't have an ayah or chokra.'1990, Khushwant Singh, chapter 16, in Delhi, Penguin

Forms of chokra

pluralchokras

Origin of chokra

From Hindi छोकरा (chokrā).

Questions about chokra

What does chokra mean?
Chokra means boy; young male servant, boy dancer, bondsman.
What part of speech is chokra?
Chokra is a noun.
What is the plural of chokra?
The plural of chokra is chokras.

Words near chokra in the dictionary

  1. Chokma
  2. Chokmah
  3. choko
  4. chokoes
  5. chokos
  6. chokra
  7. chokrah
  8. chokrahs
  9. chokras
  10. chokri
  11. chokris

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