rangoli
English
Etymology
From Marathi, from Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga, “colour”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
rangoli (plural rangolis)
- A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder. [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 188:
- In one corner of the room she had drawn an incredibly elaborate painting with rangoli powder of the Flautist and herself dancing the raas on the banks of the Jamuna.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 188: