pagar

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noun

A fence, in parts of Asia.

OriginMalay pagar →
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Meanings

nounpagar (plural pagars)

plural pagars

  1. obsoleteA fence, in parts of Asia.

    The pagars, or fences, are about six feet high, and the bars about fifteen inches one above the other; […]

    1848, Hugh Low, Sarawak, Its Inhabitants and Productions, page 227

Origin

  1. Malaypagar
  2. Malaypagar
  3. Englishpagar

Borrowed from Malay pagar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

APGARParagPraagParga
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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