Bangalore
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Bangalore
- /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/ UK
- /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ/ US
- /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈloɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru for details.
proper noun
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Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
Similar: Bengaluru
noun Bangalores
- Ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo
verb Bangalores · Bangaloring · Bangalored
- To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru. 2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/msg/ce77d22d1295d23f?dmode=source&hl=en CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mysore, madras, poona, salem, torpedoes, karnataka, belgaum, hubli, mangalore, ballari, mysuru, kalaburagi, shivamogga, hosapete, vijayapura, tumakuru
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