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单词 spahi
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
spa•hi  (spähē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -his. 
  1. one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
  2. (formerly) a cavalryman in the Turkish army.
Also, spahee. 
  • Persian sipāhī. Cf. sepoy
  • Turkish sipahi
  • Middle French
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spahi, spahee /ˈspɑːhiː; ˈspɑːiː/ n ( pl -his, -hees)
  1. (formerly) an irregular cavalryman in the Turkish armed forces
  2. a member of a body of native Algerian cavalrymen in the French armed forces: disbanded after Algerian independence
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Turkish sipahi, from Persian sipāhī soldier; see sepoy
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