coolie (redirected from coolies)

coo·lie also coo·ly  (kl)

n. pl. coo·lies Offensive

An unskilled Asian laborer.

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[Hindi qul, laborer, perhaps ultimately from Kul, a tribe in Gujarat.]

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coolie

Noun

Old-fashioned, offensive an unskilled Oriental labourer [Hindi kulī]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coolie - (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer cooly derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia

Translations

coolie

n coolie [ˈkuːli]

an Indian or Chinese labourer. koelie, ongeskoolde werker عامِل هِنْدي أو صيني кули kuli kuli der Kuli trabajador kuli عمله kuli coolie (travailleur asiatique) פּוֹעֵל פָּשוּט कुली nosač kuli kuli indverskur eða kínverskur verkamaður coolie, (operaio, specialmente in India e in Cina) クーリー (인도·중국 등지의) 하급 노동자 kulis kūlijs buruh kasar koelie kulis operário кули kuli kuli kuli กรรมกร Hintli ya da Çinli işçi 苦力, 小工(尤指印度、中國等的)當地非熟練工人 кулі مزدور، قلى cu li 苦力, 小工(尤指印度、中国等的)当地非

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