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phaora

phaora noun: a mattock or large hoe.

Noun

phaora (plural phaoras)

  1. (British, India) A mattock or large hoe.

Forms of phaora

pluralphaoras
alternative formfowrah

Origin of phaora

Borrowed from Hindustani پھاوڑا (phāoṛā) / फावड़ा (phāvṛā).

Questions about phaora

What does phaora mean?
Phaora means a mattock or large hoe.
What part of speech is phaora?
Phaora is a noun.
What is the plural of phaora?
The plural of phaora is phaoras.

Words near phaora in the dictionary

  1. phantosmias
  2. phantosmic
  3. phantosmics
  4. phantosms
  5. Phaophi
  6. phaora
  7. phaoras
  8. phaphda
  9. phaphdas
  10. PHAR
  11. phara

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