Serai

//səˈɹaɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A palace.
  2. 2
    lemongrass Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
  3. 3
    A seraglio.
  4. 4
    A caravanserai; an inn.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

Etymology 2

From Malay serai.

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