Meanings
nounabkari (countable and uncountable, plural abkaris)
plural abkaris · alternative abcaree · alternative abkaree · alternative abkarry · alternative abkary
- IndiacountableuncountableThe manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
- IndiacountableuncountableA revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
Origin
- Persianآبکاری
- Englishabkari
From Persian آبکاری (âbkâri), from آبکار (âbkâr).
More words from Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hindi आबकारी
- आबकारी (ābkārī)tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs in India
Portuguese abcári
- abcáritax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs in India
Tamil ஆப்காரி
- ஆப்காரி (āpkāri)tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs in India
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with abkari
safaribarryFerrariMaristarryvarisharidariKalahariQataricalamaritarryBihariscarryCharijarryCampariwaricharivariZanzibarifutanarishibaricharrycarbonari
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Cite this entry
APA
abkari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abkari
MLA
“abkari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abkari. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abkari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abkari.
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