- Feringhee
- Feringhee name used in India for "European," 1630s, from Pers. Farangi, from Arabic Faranji (10c.), from O.Fr. Franc "Frank" + Arabic ethnic suffix -i. The fr- sound is not possible in Arabic.
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Feringhee
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feringhee — UK [fəˈrɪŋɡɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms feringhee : singular feringhee plural feringhees Indian English someone from a foreign country, especially a white person. This word is sometimes used as an insult … English dictionary
Feringhee — Feringee Fer*in gee, n. [Per. Farang[=i], or Ar. Firanj[=i], properly, a Frank.] The name given to Europeans by the Hindos. [Written also {Feringhee}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feringhee — fe·rin·ghee … English syllables
feringhee — n. European, especially Portuguese, born in India … Dictionary of difficult words
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