"trangam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trangams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trangam (plural trangams)
  1. (obsolete) A showy or worthless article. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: trinket
    Sense id: en-trangam-en-noun-soXdjcBW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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