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kharif
[ kuh-reef ]
/ kəˈrif /
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noun
(in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.
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Origin of kharif
1835–45; <Hindi <Arabic kharīf autumn
Words nearby kharif
khanjar, Khanka, khansamah, Khanty, khapra beetle, kharif, Kharijite, Kharkiv, Kharkov, Khartoum, Khartoum North
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How to use kharif in a sentence
The early-sown rice yields the first-fruits of the kharif harvest.
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British Dictionary definitions for kharif
kharif
/ (kəˈriːf) /
noun
(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the beginning of winterCompare rabi
Word Origin for kharif
Urdu, ultimately from Arabic kharafa to gather
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