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Word: Coolie
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Hindi and Telugu kūlī ‘day labourer’, probably associated with Urdu ḳulī ‘slave’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkuːli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an unskilled native labourer in India, China, and some other Asian countries.
Short Definition:unskilled native labourer in India, China, and some other Asian countries
