Definition of GHARRY

gharry

Meanings

Plural: gharries

Noun

  • a horse-drawn carriage in India
  • A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
  • Ellipsis of palkigari.
  • A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-).

Scrabble Score: 13

gharry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gharry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gharry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

gharry is a valid Words With Friends word