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serai.

A palace.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈɹaɪ/
  1. A palace.

  2. A seraglio.

  3. A caravanserai; an inn.

Where this word comes from

From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay serai.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.