Bangalore

English

Etymology

From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru#Etymology for details.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ/, /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈloɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Bangalore

1. Synonym of Bengaluru, a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

Derived terms

• Bangalorean
• Bangalore mine
• Bangalore torpedo

Noun

Bangalore (plural Bangalores)

1. (military, slang) Ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo.

Verb

Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring, simple past and past participle Bangalored)

1. (business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru.
   • 2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms [1]

     CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.

   • 2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs [2]

     They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.

   • 2005, Dr.Sahib.Pandit.Shri.Shri.Rainam Ji Maharaj Ji Ustad, in soc.culture.indian [3]

     Even though your anger against Indians is justified given that you have been Bangalored by our sambhar-guzzling desi geeks Swami and Murty - who earn 1/5th your salary and ride to work on their pet elephant *Appu*, it is not fair of you to berate any and every Indian you come across.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bangalore f

1. Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)

Spanish

Proper noun

Bangalore m

1. Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)