shikar

[ shi-kahr ]
/ ʃɪˈkɑr /
(in India)

noun

the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.

to hunt.

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Origin of shikar

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

Words nearby shikar

shih-tzu, shiism, shiitake, shiite, shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, shikibu, shikibuton, shikoku, shiksa
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British Dictionary definitions for shikar

shikar
/ (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) /

noun

hunting, esp big-game hunting

verb -kars, -karring or -karred

to hunt (game, esp big game)

Word Origin for shikar

C17: via Urdu from Persian
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