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serai

/səˈɹaɪ/

serai noun: a palace.

Noun (1)

serai (plural serais)

  1. A palace.
  2. A seraglio.
  3. A caravanserai; an inn.

Noun (2)

serai (plural serais)

  1. (India, historical) A long-necked flagon for water; a goglet.

Noun (3)

serai (uncountable)

  1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) lemongrass

Forms of serai

pluralserais
alternative formsarai

Origin of serai

From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

Borrowed from Malay serai.

Words formed from serai

Words that rhyme with serai

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Questions about serai

What does serai mean?
Serai means a palace.
What part of speech is serai?
Serai is a noun.
How do you pronounce serai?
Serai is pronounced /səˈɹaɪ/.
What is the plural of serai?
The plural of serai is serais.

Words near serai in the dictionary

  1. Serafino
  2. Serafinos
  3. serafins
  4. seraglio
  5. seraglios
  6. serai
  7. Seraiki
  8. serail
  9. serails
  10. Seraing
  11. serais

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