dubash

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dubash

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From Hindi दो (do, “two”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “languages”).

noun dubashes · debash · dobash

India, historical An Indian translator or interpreter, particularly in their role as a household steward for British colonizers. This I learnt was the captain's dubash, a native man acting as general steward who provides every household article as well as of merchandise, and engages all inferior servants.

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@misc{dubash_2026,
  title = {dubash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dubash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}