dhol

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noun

A type of drum from India.

OriginHindi ढोल ← Sanskrit ढोल →
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Meanings

noundhol (plural dhols)

plural dhols

  1. entertainmentA type of drum from India.

    On the TV news men in pink and saffron turbans are at the airport, jigging frantically to the music of dhols.

    2017, Salman Rushdie, The Golden House, Jonathan Cape, published 2017, page 106

Origin

  1. Sanskritढोल
  2. Hindiढोल
  3. Englishdhol

From Hindi ढोल (ḍhol), from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhola).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dhol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhol

MLA

“dhol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhol.

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