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khaki definition

khaki (kak′ē, kä′kē)

adjective

  1. dull yellowish-brown
  2. made of khaki (cloth)

Etymology: Hindi khākī, dusty, dust-colored < Pers khāk, dust, earth

noun pl. khakis -·kis

  1. a dull yellowish brown
  2. strong, twilled cloth of this color, used esp. for military uniforms
  3. a khaki uniform or pair of trousers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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In the Canadian Army, this word is pronounced as "karkee".

Posted by anonymous 106 days ago.

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