chowry

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chowry¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/

Rhymes with -aʊɹi

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Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

noun chowries · cauri · chauri · chowri · chowrie

  1. A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.

chowry²

  • /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/

Rhymes with -aʊɹi

noun chowries

  1. alternative Alternative form of choultry

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@misc{chowry_2026,
  title = {chowry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chowry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}