[ 'dragə(ʊ)mən ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or dragomen ) an interpreter or guide in a country speaking Arabic, Turkish, or Persian.
Origin
ME: from obs. Fr., via Ital. from med. Gk dragoumanos , from Arab. tarjumān 'interpreter'.
[ 'dragə(ʊ)mən ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or dragomen ) an interpreter or guide in a country speaking Arabic, Turkish, or Persian.
Origin
ME: from obs. Fr., via Ital. from med. Gk dragoumanos , from Arab. tarjumān 'interpreter'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004