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las⋅car
[las-ker] 
–noun
| 1. | an East Indian sailor. |
| 2. | Anglo-Indian. an artilleryman. |
Also, lashkar.
Origin:
1615–25; < Pg, short for lasquarin soldier < Urdu lashkarī < Pers, equiv. to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance
1615–25; < Pg, short for lasquarin soldier < Urdu lashkarī < Pers, equiv. to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance
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| las·car (lās'kər) n. An East Indian sailor, army servant, or artillery trooper. [Urdu lashkar, army, from Persian, from Arabic al-'askar, the army : al-, the + 'askar, army.] |
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Lascar
Las"car\, n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.] A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. [East Indies]
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Language Translation for : lascar
Spanish:
desportillar,
German:
anschlagen,
Japanese:
かく
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