conicopoly
noun
con·i·cop·o·ly
ˌkänəˈkäpəlē
plural -es
in the Madras area
: a native accountant or clerk
Word History
Etymology
Tamil kaṇakkappiḷḷai, from kaṇakkan accountant (from Sanskrit gaṇaka mathematician, astrologer, from gaṇayati he reckons, from gaṇa series, multitude) + piḷḷai child (respectful title of certain castes)
- pigeon milk
- pigeon pea
- pigeon plover
- pigeon plum
- pigeon post
- pigeon pox
- pigeon tick
- pigeon tree
- pigeon tremex
- pigeon woodpecker
- pigeon's blood
- pigeon's milk
- pigeon's-foot
- pigeon's-foots
- pigeon's-grass
- pigeon's-grasses
- pigeon's-neck
- pigeon's-necks
- pigeon-dropper
- pigeon-dropping
- pigeon-livered
- pigeon-toe
- pigeon-toed
- pigeon-wheat
- pigeon-wheat moss