sepoy
Meanings
Plural: sepoys
Noun
- A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
- The holder of an infantry enlisted rank equivalent to private in other countries.
Origin / Etymology
From Portuguese sipae, from Urdu سِپاہی (sipāhī) / Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of spahi and sipahi.
Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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