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agarwal

noun
agar·wal | \ ˈə-gər-ˌwäl , ˈa- \
plural -s

Definition of agarwal 

: a mercantile caste of central India

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First Known Use of agarwal

1838, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for agarwal

borrowed from Hindi agarvāl, agravāl

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