jugaad
jugaad · jugaads · jugaad
A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to…A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
/d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/
Meaning
2 senses(South Asia, countable, uncountable)A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
(South Asia, countable)A powered quadricycle used in India.
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. ThBorrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. There are similar idioms in the Dravidian languages, for example, Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), or Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu).
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Forms
plural: jugaads / jugaadWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable