bhoosa

noun

bhoo·​sa

ˈbü-sə,

-(ˌ)sä

variants or less commonly bhusa

ˈbü-sə,

-(ˌ)sä

plural -s

India

: the broken straw and husks from the threshing floor used as fodder : chaff

Word History

Etymology

Hindi bhus, bhūsā, from Prakrit bhusa; akin to Sanskrit busa chaff

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