houri

Definitions


[ˈhʊəri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a beautiful young woman, especially one of the virgin companions of the faithful in the Muslim Paradise


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French, from Persian ḥūrī, from Arabic ḥūr, plural of 'aḥwar ‘having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white’




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