Meanings
plural gamosas
- A rectangular cloth, typically of red and white, used in a variety of ritual actions in Assamese culture.
Mamoni's father was suggesting that both houses should fly an Assamese gamosa like a flag and Moni's father wouldn't hear of it.
2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
Origin
- asগামোচা
- asগামোচা
- Englishgamosa
Borrowed from Assamese গামোচা (gamüsa).
More words from as
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
gamosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamosa
“gamosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamosa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamosa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamosa.
Source: gamosa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.