surpoose

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noun

A cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.

OriginClassical Persian سرپوش →
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Meanings

nounsurpoose (plural surpooses)

plural surpooses

  1. IndiaarchaicA cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianسرپوش
  2. Englishsurpoose

Ultimately from Classical Persian سرپوش (sar-pōš, literally “head-cover”), but likely transmitted through an Indic language.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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