phaora

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani پھاوڑا (phāoṛā) / फावड़ा (phāvṛā).

Noun

phaora (plural phaoras)

1. (British India) A mattock or large hoe.

Alternative forms

• fowrah

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “FOWRA”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 358.

Anagrams

• pharao