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chaff meaning in Kannada

ಪೊಟ್ಟು

/t͡ʃæf/US/t͡ʃæf/

chaff in Kannada: ಪೊಟ್ಟು, ಹೊಟ್ಟು. In English, chaff means the inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Kannada words for chaff

ಪೊಟ್ಟು, ಹೊಟ್ಟು

English meaning of chaff

  1. noun The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  2. noun Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  3. noun Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
  4. noun Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

Full definition of chaff

chaff in a sentence

  • To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.

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Questions about chaff in Kannada

What is the meaning of chaff in Kannada?
Chaff in Kannada is ಪೊಟ್ಟು, ಹೊಟ್ಟು.
chaff ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Chaff: ಪೊಟ್ಟು, ಹೊಟ್ಟು.
What does chaff mean in English?
Chaff means the inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: chaff (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: chaff (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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