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solar topee

solar topee noun: a pith helmet.

Noun

solar topee (plural solar topees)

  1. A pith helmet.

Forms of solar topee

pluralsolar topees

Origin of solar topee

From Hindi सोला टोपी (solā ṭopī), from Hindi सोला (solā, “the plant Aeschynomene aspera, used to make pith helmets”) + Hindi टोपी (ṭopī, “hat”). The spelling solar is a Hobson-Jobsonism from English solar (“relating to the sun”), as the hat provided shade from the sun.

Questions about solar topee

What does solar topee mean?
Solar topee means a pith helmet.
What part of speech is solar topee?
Solar topee is a noun.
What is the plural of solar topee?
The plural of solar topee is solar topees.

Words near solar topee in the dictionary

  1. solar terms
  2. solar thermal collector
  3. solar thermal collectors
  4. solar time
  5. solar times
  6. solar topee
  7. solar topees
  8. solar tracker
  9. solar trackers
  10. solar tube
  11. solar tubes

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