Meanings
noun
- entertainmentA deep form of Tuvan overtone singing
Mastery of throat-singing techniques like sygyt and kargyraa, the first an overtone-saturated whistling style, the second a deep, droning growl, are no longer the exclusive province of Mongolian tribesmen.
2015 October 15, Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, “What’s That Sound? It’s Tough to Tell”, in New York Times
Origin
From Tuvan каргыраа (kargyraa).
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APA
kargyraa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kargyraa
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“kargyraa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kargyraa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kargyraa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kargyraa.
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