Sepoy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsiːpɔɪ/

Origin

From Portuguese sipae, from Urdu سپاہی, from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, "soldier, horseman"), from سپاه (sepâh, "army")

Online_Etymology_Dictionary

. Akin to spahi.

Full definition of sepoy

Noun

1. (historical) A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

Anagrams

• poesy
• posey