ghodu

G2H4O1D2U1

noun

A Haryanvi or Punjabi person, usually a Hindu from the Indian states of Haryana or Punjab

OriginHindi घोड़ू →
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Meanings

nounghodu (plural ghodus)

plural ghodus · alternative ghoru

  1. IndiaSouth AsiaderogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurA Haryanvi or Punjabi person, usually a Hindu from the Indian states of Haryana or Punjab

Origin

  1. Hindiघोड़ू
  2. Englishghodu

From Hindi घोड़ू (ghoṛū), a combination of घोड़ा (ghoṛā) + -ऊ (-ū), literally meaning "horse-like." (The voiced retroflex flap is colloquially rendered in English as a "d" instead of as an "r" by Hindi transliteration.)

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APA

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Chicago

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