guar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Noun[edit]

guar (plural guars)

  1. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.

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Charrua[edit]

Noun[edit]

guar

  1. hand

References[edit]

  • El último charrúa: de Salsipuedes a la actualidad (1996)
  • Idioma español y habla criolla: Charrúas y vilelas (1968)
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 62

Malay[edit]

Noun[edit]

guar (plural guar-guar, informal 1st possessive guarku, 2nd possessive guarmu, 3rd possessive guarnya)

  1. mound, hillock
    Synonym: anak bukit

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Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾ/ [ˈɡwaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: guar

Noun[edit]

guar m (plural guares)

  1. guar

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