Haor Definition

noun

A marshy wetland ecosystem in the north eastern part of Bangladesh which physically is a bowl or saucer shaped depression that looks like inland seas during the monsoon floods.

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Other Word Forms of Haor

Noun

Singular:
haor
Plural:
haors

Origin of Haor

  • Bengali হাওর (sagor, “sea”). Haor is a corruption of sagor in certain Bengali dialects that pronounce "S" (স) as "H" (হ).

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