Alappuzha

[ ah-luh-poo-ruh ]

noun

1. a port in SW Kerala, in S India, on the Arabian Sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alappuzha¹

From Tamil ālam “water” + puzha “watercourse, river”

Example Sentences

Today, Kochi, as Cochin has been renamed, is a popular cruise ship stop and layover for travelers en route to houseboats that cruise through the idyllic backwaters of nearby Alappuzha.

From New York Times

Some 1,500 houseboats are tied up at Alappuzha, going nowhere, with many of the owners still paying off loans taken to buy the boats.

From Reuters

Shijin Jose Antony, a priest at a church in state capital Thiruvananthapuram, helped organize the deployment of 130 boats and some 500 fishermen in rescue operations in Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts.

From Reuters

“My family and neighbouring families are in trouble with flood in Pandanad nakkada area in Alappuzha,” Ajo Varghese said in a viral Facebook post.

From The Guardian

“My family and neighbouring families are in trouble with flood in Pandanad nakkada area in Alappuzha,” Ajo Varghese said in a viral Facebook post.

From The Guardian