thuggee

[ thuhg-ee, thuh-gee ]

noun(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. (in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs.

Origin of thuggee

1
First recorded in 1830–40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī

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thuggee

/ (θʌˈɡiː) /


noun
  1. history the methods and practices of the thugs of India

Origin of thuggee

1
C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug

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