# baraat

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A wedding procession carried out by the bridegroom in North India, West India, and Pakistan.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani بَرات (barāt) / बरात (barāt), ultimately from Sanskrit वरयात्रा (varayātrā).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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