Definition of GHARRY

gharry

Plural: gharries

Noun

  • A horse-drawn carriage, typically a light two-wheeled vehicle, used in India.
  • a horse-drawn carriage in India
  • A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
  • Ellipsis of palkigari.
  • A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.

Examples

  • Placing GHARRY for a bingo felt like cruising to victory in a grand carriage.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-).

Scrabble Score: 13

gharry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gharry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gharry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

gharry: valid Words With Friends Word