"cutcherry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cutcherries [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri, “office, administrative office”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ta|கச்சேரி||office, administrative office}} Borrowed from Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri, “office, administrative office”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cutcherry (plural cutcherries)
  1. An administration office in India. Categories (topical): Buildings, Government Categories (lifeform): Ginger family plants
    Sense id: en-cutcherry-en-noun-2wSatw2r Disambiguation of Buildings: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of Government: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Ginger family plants: 50 10 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 10 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 8 32
  2. (India) A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-cutcherry-en-noun-D2X5h~wM Categories (other): Indian English, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 12 45
  3. Kaempferia galanga, a plant resembling ginger.
    Sense id: en-cutcherry-en-noun-21~~9ONd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 12 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cutchery, katcheri, katcherry, kacheri Related terms: kedgeree

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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