terai

noun

te·​rai tə-ˈrī 

: 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

Rhymes for terai

• pai
• adlai
• masai
• serai
• yavapai