Home › Words › A › almirahalmirah/alˈmaɪɹə/almirah means cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers.almirah is pronounced /alˈmaɪɹə/.EtymologyBorrowed from Hindustani الماری / अलमारी (almārī) from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and armoire.nounCupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers.e.g.“The three women ran past an almirah and entered a godown.” — 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.awmry 77% match — A cupboard or wardrobe. vs almirah →armarium 69% match — Synonym of ambry (“cupboard or storage area”). vs almirah →aumery 66% match — An ambry or closet. vs almirah →armoire 65% match — A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe, originally used for storing weapons. vs almirah →armariolum 63% match — A kind of cupboard for storing documents. vs almirah →armoir 61% match — Dated spelling of armoire. vs almirah →cupboardlike 59% match — Resembling a cupboard. vs almirah →cupboardwise 59% match — In the manner of a cupboard. vs almirah →