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noun
A Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean
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History
Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa (“many, much, a mix”), from Hindi दोग़ला (doġlā, “mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, hybrid, half-caste”), corrupted from Classical Persian داغول (dāġūl, “illegitimate child, trickster, cheat”).
