bahut
Pronunciation: /bəˈhʊt/
The English word “bahut” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
- A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.
Etymology
Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.
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