kangri

noun

kangri

noun

/ˈkæŋɡɹi/

Etymology Borrowed from Kashmiri کانٛگٕر (kāngụr).

1

A small wicker-covered clay pot containing hot coals, worn under clothing in Kashmir to warm the skin.

  • Under the phiran her little kangri of hot coals sent long fingers of heat across her stomach.2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 54:

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