Haor

Pronunciation

• Hāòr
• IPA: hɑːɒɹ

Origin

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

Full definition of haor

Noun

1. 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.

Anagrams

• hoar
• hora