Lascar Definition

lăskər
noun
An Indian or East Indian sailor, employed on European ships.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lascar

Noun

Singular:
lascar
Plural:
lascars

Origin of Lascar

  • Ultimately (probably via Portuguese lascar) from Urdu laškar army from Persian from Middle Persian kwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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