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dhobi

/ˈdəʊbi/

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊbi

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From Hindi धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”)

noun dhobis · dhobie · dhoby · dobie

South Asia A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman. ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”

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noun a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan

हिन्दी	धोबी dhobī, धोबिन dhobin
Kiswahili	dobi

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@misc{dhobi_2026,
  title = {dhobi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dhobi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}