turra

English

Etymology

From Hindi/Urdu, from Persian طره‎ (torre).

Noun

turra (plural turras)

1. (India) A feather-like ornament projecting from a tied turban.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 43:

     The most ornate and flashy piece of clothing was the turban. It was red in colour with a might turra of gold thread.

   • 1997, Bir Dodraj Mansingh, in Bikram Singh, Sidharth Mishr (Eds.), Where Gallantry is Tradition, p. 131:

     Having earlier met Malik Nur Khan, and his tall, wiry father with in his black sherwani and white turban with a turra enhancing his height, I was somewhat more reassured.

   • 2003, Tejwant Singh, The Bold Brave and Fearless, page 269:

     A headman of a village, called a Chaudhary or a Malik, would wear a Turra or a ridge on his turban.

Anagrams

• truar

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Ingrian

Adjective

turra

1. numb

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Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal of turrar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtuʁɐ/
• Hyphenation: tur‧ra

Noun

turra f (plural turras)

1. (colloquial) headbutt

   Synonym: cabeçada

2. (figuratively) argument

   Synonyms: birra, disputa

Derived terms

• andar às turras