ghagra

English

Alternative forms

• ghaghra

Etymology

From Hindi घाघरा (ghāghrā), from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡɹə/

Noun

ghagra (plural ghagras)

1. A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and often hung with bells, worn in Rajasthan and other parts of India.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 15:

     She's wearing a screeching yellow silk ghagra with a pink chunni.