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Meaning of coolie in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkuli/
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Noun
coolie
Etymology
mid 17th century: from Hindi and Telugu kūlī‘day laborer’, probably associated with Urdu ḳulī‘slave’
Definitions
1.
an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer