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gamucha

gamucha noun: a traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.

Noun

gamucha

  1. A traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.
    • A thin, scarlet-hued gamchha is usually fastened around his waist or wrapped around his head.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6

Forms of gamucha

alternative formgamcha
alternative formgamchcha
alternative formgamchha
alternative formgamocha

Origin of gamucha

From Bengali গামুছা (gamucha) and Assamese গামোছা (gamüsa).

Questions about gamucha

What does gamucha mean?
Gamucha means a traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.
What part of speech is gamucha?
Gamucha is a noun.

Words near gamucha in the dictionary

  1. gams
  2. gamsbart
  3. gamsbarts
  4. Gamston
  5. Gamu
  6. gamucha
  7. gamut
  8. gamuts
  9. gamy
  10. gamyness
  11. gan

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