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guzzy

guzzy noun: any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.

Noun (1)

guzzy (plural guzzies)

  1. Any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.

Noun (2)

guzzy (countable and uncountable, plural guzzies)

  1. (India, archaic) A kind of coarse cotton cloth.
    • […]a double sheet, made of very coarse cotton cloth, called guzzy; of which tents are usually constructed.1810, Thomas H. Williamson, The East India Vade-Mecum, page 52

Forms of guzzy

pluralguzzies
alternative formguzee
alternative formguzzee

Origin of guzzy

From the genus name,

From Persian [Term?] and Hindi गज़ी (gazī). Possibly connected to guz/gaz, the fabric having been made a guz in length.

Questions about guzzy

What does guzzy mean?
Guzzy means any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.
What part of speech is guzzy?
Guzzy is a noun.
What is the plural of guzzy?
The plural of guzzy is guzzies.

Words near guzzy in the dictionary

  1. guzzling up
  2. guzzlings
  3. guzzly
  4. Guzzo
  5. Guzzos
  6. guzzy
  7. Guárico
  8. Guéret
  9. guéridon
  10. guéridons
  11. guérinite

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