وَكِيرَةٌ
Root: وكر
Full Definition
وَكِيرَةٌ
Food that is prepared on account of the completion of a building; as also
وَكِيرٌ and
وَكْرَةٌ and
وَكَرَةٌ : food which a man prepares on the occasion of building his
وَكْر [or house], or buying it, and to which he invites [others]: accord. to Fr, [food] prepared by a woman among the requisites for a bride or a traveller (فِى الجَهَازِ); sometimes, he says, called تَوْكِيرٌ: which latter word also signifies the act of feeding [with the food called
وِكِيرَة].
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