babu

[bah-boo]

ba·bu

[bah-boo]
noun
1.
a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
2.
a Hindu gentleman.
3.
a native Indian clerk who writes English.
4.
Usually Disparaging. any native Indian having only a limited knowledge of English.
Also, baboo.


Origin:
1875–80; < Hindi bābū
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Babu is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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babu (ˈbɑːbuː)
 
n
(in India) a title or form of address more or less equivalent to Mr, placed before a person's full name or after his first name
 
[Hindi, literally: father]

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