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choora

choora noun: a set of bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for some time after, especially in Punjab.

Noun

choora (plural chooras)

  1. A set of bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for some time after, especially in Punjab.
    • After a bath, the bride takes part in the choora ceremony. The maternal uncle gifts the bride chooras (traditional red and white bangles by which the newly-wed girl will be identified for as long as she wears them), and with it a natbh or nose-ring, a small gutka or prayer book, token money and...2005, Mina Singh, Ceremony of the Sikh Wedding, Rupa & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, Choora, page 38

Forms of choora

pluralchooras

Origin of choora

Borrowed from Hindi चूड़ा (cūṛā), masculine form of चूड़ी (cūṛī).

Questions about choora

What does choora mean?
Choora means a set of bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for some time after, especially in Punjab.
What part of speech is choora?
Choora is a noun.
What is the plural of choora?
The plural of choora is chooras.

Words near choora in the dictionary

  1. choonger
  2. choongest
  3. choons
  4. choonz
  5. choops
  6. choora
  7. chooras
  8. choos
  9. choosability
  10. choosable
  11. choosables

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