"Ghoti" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ghotis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali ঘটি (ghoṭi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bn|ঘটি}} Bengali ঘটি (ghoṭi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ghoti (plural Ghotis)
  1. (India) A Bengali who originates from western Bengal. Wikipedia link: Ghoti people Tags: India Synonyms: West Bengali Translations (Ghoti people): غُوتِيّ (ḡūtiyy) (Arabic), ঘটি (ghoṭi) (Bengali), ghoti (French), घोटी (ghoṭī) (Hindi), گھوٹی (ghôṭi) (Urdu), گھوتى (ghoti) (Uyghur), گھوٹی (ghôṭi) (Western Panjabi)

Inflected forms

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