Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, India, South-Asia
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of firangi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.
