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gunpowder meaning in Marathi

बारूद

/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/US/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/

gunpowder in Marathi: बारूद. In English, gunpowder means an explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

Marathi words for gunpowder

बारूद

English meaning of gunpowder

  1. noun An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
  2. verb To destroy with gunpowder.
  3. noun Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.

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Questions about gunpowder in Marathi

What is the meaning of gunpowder in Marathi?
Gunpowder in Marathi is बारूद.
gunpowder चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Gunpowder: बारूद.
What does gunpowder mean in English?
Gunpowder means an explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

Source and license

Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “gunpowder”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: gunpowder (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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