: a wide-brimmed double felt sun hat worn especially in subtropical regions
Word History
Etymology
by ellipsis from Terai hat, after Terai, Tarai (Hindi Tarāī, Nepali Taraī), grassland and marsh belt between the Himalayan foothills and the plains of the Indus and Ganges
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Terai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terai. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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