مالفوج

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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Noun

مالفوج • (malfoc)

1. (historical) the chief of an irregular army whose duty was to sack and pillage the enemy's territory

Derived terms

• مالفوج اوغلی (malfoc oğlu, “cunning person”)

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مالفوج”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1095