rajas
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | (in India, formerly) a ruler or landlord: sometimes used as a form of address or as a title preceding a name |
| 2. | a Malayan or Javanese prince or chieftain |
| [C16: from Hindi rājā, from Sanskrit rājan king; see | |
| raja or raja | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Hindi rājā, from Sanskrit rājan king; see | |
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| Main Entry: | rajas |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a state of activity and restlessness, one of the three gunas (qualities of nature) in Hindu philosophy |
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Word Origin & History
rajah
1555, from Hindi, from Skt. rajan "king," cognate with L. rex, O.Ir. rig "king." Related to raj "kingdom, kingship" (used from 1859 in ref. to the British dominion in India). Rajput "member of the ruling caste in northern India" (1598) is from Skt. rajaputrah "prince," lit. "king's son," from putrah
"son, boy" (cf. puerile).
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Or make rajas, roasted chiles with onion and melted cheese served in tortillas.
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