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surpoose

surpoose noun: a cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.

Noun

surpoose (plural surpooses)

  1. (India, archaic) A cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.

Forms of surpoose

pluralsurpooses

Origin of surpoose

Ultimately from Classical Persian سرپوش (sar-pōš, literally “head-cover”), but likely transmitted through an Indic language.

Questions about surpoose

What does surpoose mean?
Surpoose means a cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.
What part of speech is surpoose?
Surpoose is a noun.
What is the plural of surpoose?
The plural of surpoose is surpooses.

Words near surpoose in the dictionary

  1. surpluses
  2. surplusing
  3. surplussed
  4. surplusses
  5. surplussing
  6. surpoose
  7. surpooses
  8. Surprenant
  9. Surprenants
  10. surprint
  11. surprinted

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