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Holi in British English
(ˈhɒˌliː)
noun
a Hindu spring festival, celebrated for two to five days, commemorating Krishna's dalliance with the cowgirls. Bonfires are lit and coloured powder and water thrown over celebrants
Word origin
named after Holika, legendary female demonHoli in American English
(ˈhouli)
noun
the Hindu spring festival
Word origin
[1905–10; ‹ Hind holī ‹ Prakrit holiyā ‹ Skt holikā]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, airway, cadre, jazz, stabilizerImage ofHoli
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