gamucha

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noun

A traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.

OriginBengali গামুছা ← as গামোছা →
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Meanings

noun

alternative gamcha · alternative gamchcha · alternative gamchha · alternative gamocha

  1. A traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.

    A thin, scarlet-hued gamchha is usually fastened around his waist or wrapped around his head.

    2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6

Origin

  1. asগামোছা
  2. Bengaliগামুছা
  3. Englishgamucha

From Bengali গামুছা (gamucha) and Assamese গামোছা (gamüsa).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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