jugaad

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/d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/South Asia/d͡ʒʊ.ɡɑːɽ/

noun

A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.

OriginHindi जुगाड़ →
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Meanings

nounjugaad (countable and uncountable, plural jugaads or jugaad)

plural jugaads

  1. South AsiacountableuncountableA process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
  2. South AsiacountableA powered quadricycle used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Hindiजुगाड़“joining or union”
  2. Englishjugaad

Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. There are similar idioms in the Dravidian languages, for example, Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), or Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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