charpai

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A form of charpoy — A traditional bedstead used in South Asia, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouncharpai (plural charpais)

plural charpais

  1. alternativeAlternative form of charpoy.

    She sits cross-legged on her charpai as I look at old pictures.

    2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 36

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APA

charpai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpai

MLA

“charpai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charpai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpai.

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