guzzy

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noun

Any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.

OriginPersian [Term?] ← Hindi गज़ी →
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Meanings

guzzy1

nounguzzy (plural guzzies)

plural guzzies

  1. Any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.

guzzy2

nounguzzy (countable and uncountable, plural guzzies)

plural guzzies · alternative guzee · alternative guzzee

  1. IndiaarchaiccountableuncountableA kind of coarse cotton cloth.

    […]a double sheet, made of very coarse cotton cloth, called guzzy; of which tents are usually constructed.

    1810, Thomas H. Williamson, The East India Vade-Mecum, page 52

Origin

guzzy · noun

From the genus name,

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guzzy · noun

  1. Hindiगज़ी
  2. Persian[Term?]
  3. Englishguzzy

From Persian [Term?] and Hindi गज़ी (gazī). Possibly connected to guz/gaz, the fabric having been made a guz in length.

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APA

guzzy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guzzy

MLA

“guzzy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guzzy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guzzy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guzzy.

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