balaghat

noun

ba·​la·​ghat

¦bälə¦gȯt,

-ät

plural -s

India

: tableland above mountain passes

Word History

Etymology

probably from Hindi, from Persian bālāabove (from Middle Persian) + Hindi ghāt pass

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined above

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