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rumal

[ roo-mahl, roo-mahl ]
/ ruˈmɑl, ˈru mɑl /

noun

a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.

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Origin of rumal

1700–10; <Urdu <Persian rūmāl, equivalent to rū face + māl wiping

Words nearby rumal

ruling elder, ruling grade, ruly, rum, rumaki, rumal, Rumania, Rumanian, rumba, rumble, rumble seat
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