DACOIT


Meaning of DACOIT in English

[ də'kɔɪt ]

■ noun a member of a band of armed robbers in India or Burma (Myanmar).

Derivatives

~y noun ( plural ~ies ).

Origin

from Hindi ḍakait , from ḍakaitī 'robbery by a gang'.

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