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单词 sepoy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•poy  (sē′poi),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Empire(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, esp. of the British.
  • Persian sipāhī horseman, soldier, derivative of sipāh army; compare spahi
  • Urdu
  • 1675–85, in sense "horseman''; 1710–20 for current sense; variant of sipahi

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sepoy /ˈsiːpɔɪ/ n
  1. (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British
Etymology: 18th Century: from Portuguese sipaio, from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian: horseman, from sipāh army
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