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Word entry · 5 letters

gunny

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"Jute cloth"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡʌni/Part of speech nounSorted gnnuyStarts with GEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. coarse jute fabric

Word origin

From Hindi and Marathi गनी (ganī) or गोन (gon), from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Doublet of gunia.

Used in a sentence

  • Traffic is brisk, and goods consists of rice, gunny (hessian), maize and native implements.
  • Provisions were ferried by camel in stout sacks of gunny with blocks of ice packed round them; a herculean task.
  • The gunny's voice reverberated between the barracks as we marched, “Ya left right . . . left right . . . left right left. […] Then the gunny unexpectedly stopped our forward movement. “Company, halt!”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Jute cloth5 letters
02Coarse jute5 letters

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