Carapu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Carapu (ಚರಪು):—

1) [noun] the act, practice or quality of being hospitable; solicitous entertainment of guests.

2) [noun] a festive celebration; festivity.

3) [noun] an offering (as an eatable) made to a god, that is considered as holy and taken as having the blessing of that god.

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Caṟapu (ಚಱಪು):—

1) [noun] the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly, generous way; an instance of this.

2) [noun] a festive celebration or occasion; festivity.

3) [noun] any eatable that is first offered to a deity and subsequently distributed, and which is considered as holy.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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