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English
Etymology
From Hindustani چُوہْڑا (cūhṛā) / चूहड़ा (cūhṛā).
Noun
chuhra (plural chuhras)
- A member of the Chuhra caste in India
- (India, Pakistan, offensive) Any lower-caste person.
- (Pakistan, Christianity, ethnic slur, religious slur, offensive) A Hindu or (especially) a Christian convert from a lower caste.
- 2018, Kamran Chaundhry, UCA News
- "During a heated discussion of the budget, Abbasi called me churha (low caste). This is an insult to all religious minorities in Pakistan. His leader is also prejudiced. We only accept a Pakistan where there is no discrimination of color, cast or faith," said Tariq Gill, the Christian parliamentary secretary for human rights and minorities.
See also
- Bhangi (another name used by the Chuhra caste, later also used as a slur against lower-caste people)
- Isai, Saai (Pakistani slur against Christians, meaning "people of Jesus" but also as "labourer" or "sweeper")
- malaun (Bangladeshi slur against local Hindus)
- rice bag (Indian slur against local Christians)