hujra

English

Etymology

From Arabic حُجْرَة (ḥujra).

Noun

hujra (plural hujras)

1. A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
   • 2008 March 26, Carlotta Gall, “Moderates Hold Key in Pakistan”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The A.N.P.’s leaders say their strength comes from the Pashtun tribal tradition of the hujra: traditionally, the landowner’s reception room, where guests are received, disputes solved and decisions made by the elders.

Anagrams

• juhar