rasta roko

noun

a form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.

OriginHindi रास्ता रोको →
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Meanings

nounrasta roko (plural rasta rokos)

plural rasta rokos

  1. Indiaa form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.

Origin

  1. Hindiरास्ता रोको
  2. Englishrasta roko

Borrowed from Hindi रास्ता रोको (rāstā roko, literally “stop the road”).

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rasta roko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasta%20roko

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rasta roko,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasta%20roko.

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