Meanings
agra1
nounagra (uncountable)
alternative a ghrá · alternative agrah
- IrelanduncountableDear, darling (as a term of endearment).First known use 18th c.
Kathleen, agra, […] bring me a glass of sperrits, will you?
1847, Anthony Trollope, The Macdermots of Ballycloran1 more example
But their mother sent our one notes. Give that to your mam a ghrá.
2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, Faber & Faber, published 2014, page 21
Agra2
proper noun
- A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Origin
agra · noun
- Irisha
- Englishagra
From Irish a (vocative particle) + lenited form of grá (“love”).
More words from Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic آكْرَة
- آكْرَة (ʔākra)city in India
Bengali আগ্রা
- আগ্রা (agra)city in India
Bulgarian А́гра
- А́гра (Ágra)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 阿格拉
- 阿格拉 (Āgélā)city in India
French Âgrâ
- Âgrâcity in India
German Agra
- Agracity in India
Greek Άγκρα
- Άγκρα (Ágkra)city in India
Hebrew אגרה
- אגרהcity in India
Hindi आगरा
- आगरा (āgrā)city in India
Hungarian Agra
- Agracity in India
Japanese アーグラ
- アーグラ (Āgura)city in India
Korean 아그라
- 아그라 (Ageura)city in India
Persian آگره, آگرا
- آگره (âgre)city in India
- آگرا (âgrâ)city in India
Polish Agra
- Agracity in India
Portuguese Agra
- Agracity in India
Russian А́гра
- А́гра (Ágra)city in India
Spanish Agra
- Agracity in India
Tamil ஆக்ரா
- ஆக்ரா (ākrā)city in India
Urdu آگرہ
- آگرہ (āgrā)city in India
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
agra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agra
MLA
“agra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agra. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agra.
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