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chowks

chowks is the plural of chowk.

Meaning of chowk

Noun

chowk (plural chowks)

  1. (India, Pakistan) An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
  2. (India, Pakistan) A marketplace or open area in a city or village.
    • The all-important Jilmil bus was about to arrive at the chowk.2015, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Ranjita Biswas, Written in Tears, Harper Perennial, page 61
  3. (India, Pakistan) A courtyard.

Questions about chowks

What is chowks the plural of?
Chowks is the plural of chowk.

Words near chowks in the dictionary

  1. chowkedars
  2. chowki
  3. chowkidar
  4. chowkidars
  5. chowkis
  6. chowks
  7. chowline
  8. chowlines
  9. chowmein
  10. chowmeineries
  11. chowmeinery

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