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desi

/ ˈdeɪsiː /

adjective

  1. indigenous or local

    a desi buda

  2. authentic

    desi music



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Word History and Origins

Origin of desi1

C21: Hindi, from Sanskrit deśa a country

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Example Sentences

Desi, who we know is deeply in love with his girlfriend, Clementine, passionately kisses her.

One day at a party, Lucille Ball confronted him, wailing: “How dare you pimp for Desi!”

At the height of I Love Lucy, Bowers says, he set up Desi Arnaz with two to three women a week.

Mian took pride on her Orkut profile in being “desi,” or South Asian.

It was Desi who once showed you that handwriting for a moment, when your mother sent her love in Fanny's letter.

His chief adviser was the Desi or Prime Minister, supposed to be his natural son.

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