Jodhpur
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Attributive form of jodhpurs. attributive, form-of, uncountable
"Lara explores one of the olive groves, dressed in an Hermès stretch-wool jodhpur jumpsuit and calfskin boots[…]"
- 2 a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side wordnet
- 1 A city in Rajasthan, India.
"They marched, jaw-bound against blowing sand, across the salt desert to Jodhpur, where Mahbub and his handsome nephew Habib Ullah did much trading; and then sorrowfully, in European clothes, which he was fast outgrowing, Kim went second-class to St Xavier’s."
- 2 A district of Rajasthan, India.
Example
More examples"They marched, jaw-bound against blowing sand, across the salt desert to Jodhpur, where Mahbub and his handsome nephew Habib Ullah did much trading; and then sorrowfully, in European clothes, which he was fast outgrowing, Kim went second-class to St Xavier’s."
Etymology
Named after Jodha of Mandore (1416–1489).
More for "jodhpur"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.