[ 'gə:kə , 'gʊəkə ]
■ noun
1》 a member of any of several Nepalese peoples noted for their military prowess.
2》 a member of a regiment in the British army established for Nepalese recruits.
Origin
name of a locality, from Sanskrit gorakṛa 'cowherd' (from go 'cow' + rakṛ- 'protect'), used as an epithet of their patron deity.