Etymology

surpoose

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Today it means: A cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc. Full definition →

Classical Persian سرپوش
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromسرپوش
  2. English todaysurpoose

Ultimately from Classical Persian سرپوش (sar-pōš, literally “head-cover”), but likely transmitted through an Indic language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.