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churinga
[ choo-ring-guh ]
/ tʃʊˈrɪŋ gə /
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noun, plural chu·rin·ga, chu·rin·gas.
an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred.
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Origin of churinga
First recorded in 1895–1900, churinga is from the Aranda word jwerreŋe
Words nearby churinga
churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churn drill, churning
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British Dictionary definitions for churinga
churinga
/ (tʃəˈrɪŋɡə) /
noun plural -ga or -gas
a sacred amulet of the native Australians
Word Origin for churinga
from a native Australian language
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