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- [guhn-ee]
- /ˈgʌn i/
- /ˈgʌnɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhn-ee]
- /ˈgʌn i/
Definitions of gunny word
- noun plural gunny a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap. 1
- noun gunny Coarse fabric, typically made of jute fiber and used especially for sacks. 1
- noun gunny coarse sacking material 1
- noun gunny a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc 0
- noun gunny a sack made from this fabric 0
- noun gunny a coarse, heavy fabric of jute or hemp, used for sacks 0
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Origin of gunny
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Hindi gonī < Sanskrit: sack, perhaps orig. of hide; cf. gaur
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Parts of speech for Gunny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gunny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gunny
noun gunny
- bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- cloth — Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
- sacking — the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
- wrapping — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
- fabric — a cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers: woolen fabrics.
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