kankar

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noun

Detrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.

OriginHindi कंकर →
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Meanings

nounkankar (countable and uncountable, plural kankars)

plural kankars · alternative concha · alternative conker · alternative kunkar · alternative kunkur

  1. countableuncountableDetrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.

Origin

  1. Hindiकंकर
  2. Englishkankar

From Hindi कंकर (kaṅkar).

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Anagrams

Karnak
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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