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terai

Pronunciation: /təˈrʌɪ/

(also terai hat)
Definition of terai

noun

  • 1a wide-brimmed felt hat, typically with a double crown, worn chiefly by travellers in subtropical regions.
  • 2a belt of marshy jungle lying between the lower foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Hindi tarāī 'marshy lowlands'

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