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poonams

poonams is the plural of poonam.

Meaning of poonam

Noun

poonam (plural poonams)

  1. (India) A sari made of imported polyester, as opposed to a traditional cotton sari.
    • She went on to explain, "Now only old women wear those coarse cotton saris, control cheeralu [cheeralu is the Telugu word for saris]. They are like gunnysacks. Poonams are modern. They are brightly colored and do not fade. But they cling to the body, and you need a separate underskirt and blouse to...2003 November, Priti Ramamurthy, “Material Consumers, Fabricating Aubjects: Perplexity, Global Connectivity Discourses, and Transnational Feminist Research”, in Cultural Anthropology

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What is poonams the plural of?
Poonams is the plural of poonam.

Words near poonams in the dictionary

  1. poonam
  2. Poonamalee
  3. Poonamallee
  4. poonami
  5. poonamis
  6. poonams
  7. Pooncarie
  8. poonce
  9. poonces
  10. Poonch
  11. pooned up

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