panauti

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/pəˈnɔːti/

noun

A person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing.

“Don't let him touch the bat, he's a total panauti — we always lose when he's around.”

OriginHindi पनौती →
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Meanings

nounpanauti (plural panautis)

plural panautis

  1. IndiahumorousinformalA person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing.

    Don't let him touch the bat, he's a total panauti — we always lose when he's around.

Origin

  1. Hindiपनौती“misfortune, bringer of bad luck”
  2. Englishpanauti

Borrowed from Hindi पनौती (panautī, “misfortune, bringer of bad luck”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panauti

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Anagrams

Tapanui
Cite this entry
APA

panauti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panauti

MLA

“panauti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panauti. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panauti,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panauti.

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