madrasi

noun

ma·​drasi

variants or less commonly madrassi

pronunciation at madras +ē

plural madrasi or madrasis

1

usually capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Madras in the subcontinent of India

2

sometimes capitalized : a native hired usually as an unskilled laborer in the subcontinent of India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi madrasī

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