ghagra

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From Hindi घाघरा (ghāghrā), from Sanskrit [Term?].

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ghagra (plural ghagras)

  1. A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 15:
      She's wearing a screeching yellow silk ghagra with a pink chunni.
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