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Dhoti vs Ghoti - What's the difference?

dhoti | ghoti |

As nouns the difference between dhoti and ghoti

is that dhoti is short names for people of india while ghoti is (rare|jocular).

dhoti

English

Alternative forms

* dhooti * dhootie * dhuti

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India.
  • The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

    • ghoti

    English

    (wikipedia ghoti)

    Noun

    (ghoti)
  • (rare, jocular)
  • * (seecites)

    • Usage notes

    A jocular spelling of (fish) () used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling: * gh, /f/ as in “laugh,” /læf, læ?f, la?f/; * o, /?/ as in “women,” /?w?m?n, ?w?m?n/; and * ti, /?/ as in “nation,” /?ne???n/. The term is very rarely used, though it is mentioned with somewhat greater frequency than it is used.

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