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   palanquin

   /ˌpalənˈkiːn/

   noun

   • 1. (in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Portuguese palanquim, from Oriya pālaṅki, based on Sanskrit palyanka ‘bed, couch’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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