choora

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चूड़ा (cūṛā), masculine form of चूड़ी (cūṛī).

Noun

choora (plural chooras)

1. A set of bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for some time after, especially in Punjab.
   • 2005, Mina Singh, Ceremony of the Sikh Wedding‎^[1], Rupa & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, Choora, page 38:

     After a bath, the bride takes part in the choora ceremony. The maternal uncle gifts the bride chooras (traditional red and white bangles by which the newly-wed girl will be identified for as long as she wears them), and with it a natbh or nose-ring, a small gutka or prayer book, token money and mitbai. The usual number is eleven on each wrist.