KHUS-KHUS

Meaning of KHUS-KHUS in English

[ 'kʌskʌs ]

■ noun another term for vetiver .

Origin

C19: from Urdu and Pers. ḵasḵas .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KHUS-KHUS — /kus"keuhs/ , n. vetiver (def. 2). [ 1800-10; khaskhas ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KHUS — noun see khuskhus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUSHY — adjective (cushier; cushiest) Etymology: Hindi ḵẖuś & Urdu khush from Persian khūsh Date: 1915 entailing little hardship or difficulty , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KHUSKHUS — ˈkəskəs noun or khuskhus grass also khus ˈkəs ; or kus·kus or cus·cus ˈkəskəs ( -es ) Etymology: Persian & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVER — /vet"euh veuhr/ , n. 1. the long, fibrous, aromatic roots of an East Indian grass, Vetiveria zizanioides, used for making …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VETIVER — also called khus-khus (Vetiveria zizanioides) perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to tropical Asia and also introduced into the …
Britannica English vocabulary

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