gur

1 of 2

noun (1)

variants or goor

ˈgu̇(ə)r

plural -s

: jaggery

Gur

2 of 2

noun (2)

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plural -s

: a branch of the Niger-Congo language family including Mossi, Dagomba, Senufo, Bariba, Gurma, and Gurunsi centered in the upper Volta river valley in Ghana and the Upper Volta territory, West Africa

called also Mossi-Gurunsi, Voltaic

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hindi guṛ coarse sugar, molasses, from Sanskrit guḍa

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