(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the beginning of winter
Compare rabi
Word origin
Urdu, ultimately from Arabic kharafa to gather
kharif in American English
(kəˈrif)
noun
(in India)
a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn
Word origin
[1835–45; ‹ Hindi ‹ Ar kharīf autumn]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, communism, cutaway, daisy chain, protein
Examples of 'kharif' in a sentence
kharif
For one, poor kharif performance is expected to be compensated by good weather for rabi.