tappura

Etymology
From. Possibly equivalent to, from dialectal use of to signify threshing of cotton or hemp.

Noun

 * 1) Tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives – waste fibres.

Usage notes

 * Nowadays mostly used in the phrase, which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression probably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres and shives.
 * Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term and for any of the several thorny shrubs.

Etymology
From, equivalent to. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) waste fibres