COOLIE


Meaning of COOLIE in English

/ ˈkuːli; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned , taboo ) an offensive word for a worker in Eastern countries with no special skills or training

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Hindi and Telugu kūlī day labourer, probably associated with Urdu ḳulī slave.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.