"guar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guars [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|ग्वार}} Hindi ग्वार (gvār), {{der|en|sa|गोपाली||kind of cucumber}} Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), {{cog|la|cucumis}} Latin cucumis Head templates: {{en-noun}} guar (plural guars)
  1. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans. Categories (lifeform): Legumes, Vegetables Synonyms (cluster bean, guar bean): Cyanopsis tetragonoloba Related terms: guaran, guar gum Translations (annual legume): غَار (ḡār) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), ပဲပုစွန် (pai:pu.cwan) (Burmese), fasolea de guar [feminine] (Romanian), гуа́р (guár) [masculine] (Russian), guar [masculine] (Spanish), கொத்தவரைக்காய் (kottavaraikkāy) (Tamil), గోరు చిక్కుడు (gōru cikkuḍu) (Telugu)

Inflected forms

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