phoorza

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noun

A custom house.

OriginGujarati ફુરજો ← Arabic فُرْضَة →
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Meanings

nounphoorza (countable and uncountable, plural phoorzas)

plural phoorzas

  1. IndiacountableobsoleteA custom house.
  2. IndiabroadlycountableobsoleteuncountableA tax or custom duty.

Origin

  1. Arabicفُرْضَة
  2. Gujaratiફુરજો
  3. Englishphoorza

From Gujarati ફુરજો (phurjo), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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