[ 'laskə ]
■ noun dated a sailor from India or SE Asia.
Origin
C17: from Port. lascari , from Urdu and Pers. laškarī 'soldier'.
LASCAR
Meaning of LASCAR in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
[ 'laskə ]
■ noun dated a sailor from India or SE Asia.
Origin
C17: from Port. lascari , from Urdu and Pers. laškarī 'soldier'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004