sipaio
Portuguese
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: si‧pai‧o
Noun
editsipaio m (plural sipaios)
- (historical, military) sepoy (native soldier of the East Indies)
Descendants
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