Hindi
Noun
दारू • (dārū) f (Urdu spelling دارو)
- liquor, wine, any alcoholic drink
- दारू पीना बुरी बात है।
- It is bad to drink liquor.
- gunpowder
- (rare) medicine, medical treatment
Synonyms
- (gunpowder) बारूद (bārūd)
Usage notes
The third sense is rare in Hindi and now common in Persian.
References
- John T. Platts (accessed 09-16-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)