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gunny
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gun·ny  (gn)
n.
A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, used especially for bags or sacks. See Regional Note at gunnysack.
[Hindi go, from Sanskrit, sack, probably feminine of Pali goa-, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]
gunny [ˈgʌnɪ]
n pl -nies Chiefly US
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc.
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Also called gunny sack a sack made from this fabric
[from Hindi gōnī, from Sanskrit gonī sack, probably of Dravidian origin]
gunny - From Sanskrit goni, "sack," it is the material used for sacks, made from jute or sunn-hemp.
See also related terms for sack.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gunny - coarse jute fabricgunny - coarse jute fabric                  
burlap
bagging, sacking - coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
Translations
gunny [ˈgʌnɪ] N → arpillera f (also gunny bag, gunny sack) → saco m de yute
gunny
n → Sackleinen nt
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