"bangalo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bangalos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo, “Bengali”), referring to the Bengali-style house. Doublet of bungalow. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gu|બંગલો||Bengali}} Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo, “Bengali”), {{doublet|en|bungalow}} Doublet of bungalow Head templates: {{en-noun}} bangalo (plural bangalos)
  1. A precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-bangalo-en-noun-SrHks-ut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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