gali

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/ˈɡʌli/

noun

An alleyway or side street.

OriginHindustani →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 5
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Meanings

gali1

noungali (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of galee (“abuse; bad language”).

gali2

noungali (plural galis)

plural galis

  1. South AsiaAn alleyway or side street.First known use 19th c.

    Older boys play gali cricket, while young girls watch them shyly from a distance.

    2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 3

Gali3

proper nounGali (plural Galis)

plural Galis

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishgali

Borrowed from Hindustani گَلی (galī) / गली (galī).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gali

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Anagrams

GailLigagilalagigliaAlig
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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