"soor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soors [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|सूअर|t=pig}} Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”), {{doublet|en|sow|swine}} Doublet of sow and swine Head templates: {{en-noun}} soor (plural soors)
  1. (Anglo-Indian, obsolete, derogatory) A pig; a worthless person. Tags: derogatory, obsolete
    Sense id: en-soor-en-noun-DErdyN9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 0 0 4 22 25

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for soor meaning in English (1.5kB)

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