chillumchee

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noun

A metal wash basin

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounchillumchee (plural chillumchees)

plural chillumchees

  1. IndiaA metal wash basin

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishchillumchee

Borrowed from Hindustani चिलमची (cilamcī) / چِلَمْچِی (cilamcī).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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