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ghagra

UK/ˈɡaɡɹə/

ghagra noun: a long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.

ghagra: a long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn...
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Noun

ghagra (plural ghagras)

  1. A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.
    • She's wearing a screeching yellow silk ghagra with a pink chunni.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 15

ghagra meaning in Punjabi

ghagra in Punjabi

ghagra
ਘੱਗਰਾ ghaggarā

Forms of ghagra

pluralghagras
alternative formghaghra

Origin of ghagra

From Hindi घाघरा (ghāghrā), from Sanskrit [Term?].

Questions about ghagra

What does ghagra mean?
Ghagra means a long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.
What is ghagra in Punjabi?
Ghagra in Punjabi is ਘੱਗਰਾ (ghaggarā). See Ghagra meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is ghagra?
Ghagra is a noun.
How do you pronounce ghagra?
Ghagra is pronounced /ˈɡaɡɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ghagra?
The plural of ghagra is ghagras.

Words near ghagra in the dictionary

  1. ghafir
  2. ghafirs
  3. Ghaghara
  4. ghaghra
  5. ghaghras
  6. ghagra
  7. ghagras
  8. ghair muqallid
  9. ghair muqallids
  10. ghaist
  11. ghaists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ghagra (page history and authors); ਘੱਗਰਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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