charra
English
Etymology
Compare the less offensive char ou, which is said to derive from Hindi अचार (acār) (Urdu اچار (acār)) and Afrikaans ou. Indians in South Africa often sold spicy pickles; the combination would simply mean "pickle guy".
Noun
charra (plural charras)
- (South Africa, derogatory, offensive) An Indian.
- 1993, Jenny Hobbs, The Sweet-smelling Jasmine[1]:
- The fact that you call a person a ‘coolie‘ or a ‘charra‘ or a ‘curry-muncher’ doesn't, naturally, stop you looking for bargains in his shop.
References
- charra in Dictionary of South African English
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
(deprecated template usage) charra
Portuguese
Adjective
charra f sg
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
charra f sg
Noun
charra f (plural charras, masculine charro, masculine plural charros)
- female equivalent of charro
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- South African English
- English derogatory terms
- English offensive terms
- English terms with quotations
- Asturian non-lemma forms
- Asturian verb forms
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese adjective forms
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish adjective forms
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish female equivalent nouns