serang
/səˈraŋ
/noun Indian
An Asian head of a lascar crew.A serang is a person of importance, far above a stoker, though the stoker draws better pay....
- The food belonged to Pambe, the serang or head man of the lascar sailors.
Origin
From Persian and Urdu sar-hang 'commander', from sar 'head' + hang 'authority'.
- acoustic phonetics
- acoustic shock
- acoustoelectric
- acoustoelectricity
- acoustoelectronic
- acoustoelectronics
- acousto-optic
- acousto-optical
- acousto-optically
- acousto-optics
- a cow of a ——
- ACP
- acqhire
- acqua alta
- acquaint
- acquaintable
- acquaintance
- acquaintanced
- acquaintance rape
- acquaintanceship
- acquaintancy
- acquaintedness
- acquest
- acquiesce
- acquiescement