Lascar


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Lascar /ˈlaskə/
noun dated a sailor from India or SE Asia.
– origin C17: from Port. lascari, from Urdu and Pers. laškarī ‘soldier’.
'Lascar' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Lascar" in the title:


Look up "Lascar" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "Lascar" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.