firangi

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firangi^¹

/fiɹʌŋɡiː/

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Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.

noun firangis · firangi · Feringee · Feringhee · ferenghi · Feringi

British, India, South Asia A foreigner, especially a British or a white person. Prem, who knew him slightly from Dehra Dun (where Dhillon had been his junior), remembers Dhillon cheerfully telling everyone that the firangi were glad to have Indians patrolling their wire. This Prem doubted.

Firangi^²

noun Firangi

alternative Alternative spelling of firangi ‘There is no higher feature this side of the river than your house. You could be the first to notice the Firangi army when it nears Kalinadi.’

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@misc{firangi_2026,
  title = {firangi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firangi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}