gosha

G2O1S1H4A1
/ˈɡoʊʃə/

noun

A corner-plot of land in India.

OriginClassical Persian گوشه →
RareScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

gosha1

noungosha (plural goshas)

plural goshas

  1. rareA corner-plot of land in India.

    The main subdivision is called the main number and the smaller subdivisions the goshas. This gosha as its name implies (meaning corner) lies along the sides of the figure, and can never be in the middle of the plot. The situation of the goshas is found from the map, […]

    1964, Girja Shanker Srivastva, The Law & Principles of Survey, page 71
adjectivegosha (not comparable)
  1. Indiahistoricalnot comparableOf a woman: in a socially imposed state of seclusion or purdah.

Gosha2

proper nounGosha (plural Goshas)

plural Goshas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianگوشه“corner”
  2. Englishgosha

Ultimately from Classical Persian گوشه (gōša, “corner”) likely through some Indian language.

More words from Classical Persian

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sohag
Cite this entry
APA

gosha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosha

MLA

“gosha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gosha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosha.

Source: gosha on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.