koelie
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans koelie.
Noun[edit]
koelie (plural koelies)
- (South Africa) Alternative spelling of coolie
Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
koelie (plural koelies)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Indonesian. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koelie m (plural koelies, diminutive koelietje n)
- (historical) coolie (Asian manual worker) [from 17th c.]
- (Netherlands, derogatory, offensive) coolie (person of Indian or Indonesian background)
- (Suriname, derogatory, offensive) coolie (Indian Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent)
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See also[edit]
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