Feringheen.
/fəˈrɪŋɡiː/ Formerly, the ordinary Indian term for a European; in 19th cent. applied esp. to the Indian-born Portuguese, and contemptuously to other Europeans.
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1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 171 A Christian. Franghee.
1638 W. Bruton Newes from East-Indies 17 The Portugals, which they call by the name of Fringes.
1755 Holwell in J. Long Select. Rec. Govt. relating to Bengal (1869) 59 By Feringy I mean all the black mustee Portugese Christians residing in the settlement.
c1774 G. Bogle in C. R. Markham Narr. Mission G. Bogle to Tibet (1876) xvi. 176 Everybody was afraid of the Fringies.
1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady Gloss. Feringhees, Franks. A name given generally to Europeans in India, and to the descendants of the Portuguese, who first settled in India: these are called Black Feringhees, being remarkably dark.
1834 H. Caunter Oriental Ann. v. 60 The unhallowed feet of faringees or Christians.
1866 A. C. Lyall Old Pindaree in Verses written in India (1889) 2 There goes my lord the Feringhee, who talks so civil and bland.
1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 57 Ferangi, European.
1936 F. Stark Southern Gates Arabia xv. 162 No Ferangi goes without a servant.
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