hazree

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English

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Hobson-Jobson: "This word is commonly used in Anglo-Indian households in the Bengal Presidency for 'breakfast.' It is not clear how it got this meaning. The earlier sense was religious. It is properly ḥāẓirī, 'muster,' from the Ar. ḥāẓir, 'ready or present.' (See CHOTA-HAZRY.)"”

Noun

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hazree (usually uncountable, plural hazrees)

  1. (India, archaic) Breakfast.

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