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phoorza

phoorza noun: a custom house.

Noun

phoorza (countable and uncountable, plural phoorzas)

  1. (India, countable, obsolete) A custom house.
  2. (India, broadly, obsolete) A tax or custom duty.

Forms of phoorza

pluralphoorzas

Origin of phoorza

From Gujarati ફુરજો (phurjo), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa).

Questions about phoorza

What does phoorza mean?
Phoorza means a custom house.
What part of speech is phoorza?
Phoorza is a noun.
What is the plural of phoorza?
The plural of phoorza is phoorzas.

Words near phoorza in the dictionary

  1. phooie
  2. phooka
  3. phookas
  4. phoongies
  5. phoongy
  6. phoorza
  7. phoorzas
  8. phorate
  9. phoratoxin
  10. phoratoxins
  11. phorb

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