kharif

American

[kuh-reef] / kəˈrif /

noun

(in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.

kharif British

/ kəˈriːf /

noun

(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the beginning of winter Compare rabi

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Etymology

Origin of kharif

1835–45; < Hindi < Arabic kharīf autumn

Example Sentences

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So did kharif, the Indian subcontinent’s fall harvest.

From Seattle Times

The 32-year-old Farag was once a farmer in his hometown of Kharif in northwestern Yemen, before fleeing with his family after the Iran-backed Houthis overran most of the country’s north in 2014, including the capital, Sanaa.

From Seattle Times

Bloomberg writer Olga Kharif contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is to confirm that we have deferred the Biosafety Research Level-I confined field trials with transgenic maize planned during the season of kharif 2018,” a DowDuPont spokeswoman told Reuters in an email, referring to the summer planting season.

From Reuters

Dan Reichl and Olga Kharif contributed to this report.

From Washington Post

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