Gharries

/ˈɡɑːriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of gharri; multiple horse-drawn cabs or carriages used for transportation in India.

Etymology

From the plural of gharri, following English pluralization rules by adding -es to the singular form. The base word gharri comes from Hindi gharī with possible Sanskrit roots.

Kelly Says

The plural gharries appears frequently in 19th-century British literature set in India, where colonial writers documented the bustling streets filled with these carriages—it's a word that captures a specific moment in history.

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