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

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To contact the reporters on this story: Olga Kharif in Portland, Oregon, at [email protected]; Tara Lachapelle in New York at [email protected]; Rita Nazareth in New York at [email protected].

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 3, 2011

To contact the reporters on this story: Olga Kharif in Portland, Oregon, at [email protected]; Greg Bensinger in New York, at [email protected].

From BusinessWeek • May 24, 2011

To contact the reporters on this story: Olga Kharif in Portland, Oregon, at [email protected]; Hugo Miller in Toronto at [email protected].

From BusinessWeek • May 17, 2011

To contact the reporters on this story: Douglas MacMillan in San Francisco at [email protected]; Olga Kharif in Portland, Oregon at [email protected].

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 4, 2011

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From BusinessWeek • Jan. 23, 2010

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