SEPOY


Meaning of SEPOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-ˌpȯi ]

noun

Etymology: Portuguese sipai, from Hindi & Urdu sipāhī, from Persian, cavalryman

Date: circa 1718

: a native of India employed as a soldier by a European power

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