churrus

English

Alternative forms

• charras
• churus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani छरस (charas) / چھَرَس (charas).

Noun

churrus (uncountable)

1. A narcotic gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.

Noun

churrus (plural churruses)

1. A device used in India for drawing water from wells

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “churrus”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].