Bouri vs Houri - What's the difference?
bouri | houri |
A mullet (Mugil capito ) found in the rivers of southern Europe and in Africa.
(Webster 1913)
(Islam) A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.
* 1850 , , (Jane Eyre) :
As nouns the difference between bouri and houri
is that bouri is a mullet (mugil capito ) found in the rivers of southern europe and in africa while houri is (islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.bouri
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(en noun)houri
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(wikipedia houri)Noun
(en noun)- I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk’s whole seraglio, gazelle eyes, houri - forms and all!