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godown

go·down

UK/ɡʊˈɖawn/ US/ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/ rare dated

noun

1.

a warehouse in the East

Origin

Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).

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