[ 'tʃɪndɪt ]
■ noun a member of the Allied forces behind the Japanese lines in Burma (Myanmar) in 1943–5.
Origin
Second World War: from Burmese chinthé , a mythical creature.
CHINDIT
Meaning of CHINDIT in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004