ambary
or am·ba·ri
[ am-bahr-ee ]
/ æmˈbɑr i /
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noun
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Origin of ambary
<Deccan Hindi or Marathi ambāṛī
Words nearby ambary
ambageusia, ambagious, Ambala, ambarella, Ambartsumian, ambary, ambassador, ambassador-at-large, ambassadress, ambatch, Ambato
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British Dictionary definitions for ambary
ambary
ambari
/ (æmˈbɑːrɪ) /
noun plural -ries or -ris
a tropical Asian malvaceous plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, that yields a fibre similar to jute
the fibre derived from this plant
Also called: kenaf
Word Origin for ambary
C20: from Hindi ambārī
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