abkari

English

Alternative forms

abkary, abcaree

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (ābkārī), from ‎ (ābkār).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɑb.ˈkɑɹ.i/

Noun

abkari (countable and uncountable, plural abkaris)

(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.[1]

Translations

tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs in India

Portuguese: abcári m

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4

Anagrams

Akbari, Kariba

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