terai

 
Pronunciation: /təˈrʌɪ/
(also terai hat)

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'