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Meaning of abeer in English:

abeer

Pronunciation /əˈbɪə/

noun

(also abir)
mass noun

  • Brightly coloured powder of a type thrown into the air and on to others in celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi.

    • ‘I only use light shades of herbal abeer to smear on my friends’

Origin

From Hindi abīr.