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dacoit

(də ko̵it′)

noun

a member of a gang of robbers in India or Burma (Myanmar)

Origin: Hindi ḍākāit, robber < ḍākā, attack by robbers

See dacoit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also da·koit

noun

A member of a robber band or gang in India or Myanmar (Burma).

Origin:

Origin: Hindi ḍakait

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