kər noun
1.
an East Indian sailor.
2.
Anglo-Indian. an artilleryman.
Also, lashkar.
Origin:
1615–25; < Portuguese, short for lasquarin soldier < Urdu lashkarī < Persian, equivalent to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance
1615–25; < Portuguese, short for lasquarin soldier < Urdu lashkarī < Persian, equivalent to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance
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| —n | |
| a sailor from the East Indies | |
| [C17: from Urdu lashkar soldier, from Persian: the army] | |
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Lascar
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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