"chawl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chawls [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi चाळ (cāḷ), from Sanskrit. Doublet of cell. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mr|चाळ}} Marathi चाळ (cāḷ), {{der|en|sa|-}} Sanskrit, {{doublet|en|cell}} Doublet of cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} chawl (plural chawls)
  1. A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people. Wikipedia link: chawl Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-chawl-en-noun-O3PCA9rG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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