churrus
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindustani छरस (charas) / چھَرَس (charas).
Noun
[edit]churrus (uncountable)
- A narcotic gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
Noun
[edit]churrus (plural churruses)
- A device used in India for drawing water from wells
References
[edit]- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “churrus”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].