Kangayam

noun

Kan·​ga·​yam

¦kaŋgə¦yäm

1

: an Indian breed of brown or gray cattle used chiefly for draft

2

or kangayam plural Kangayams or kangayams : an animal of the Kangayam breed

Word History

Etymology

Kangayam, cattle-breeding center in Madras state, southern India

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