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Feringhee
Fe·rin·ghee [ fə ríng gee ] (plural Fe·rin·ghees) or Fe·rin·ghi [ fə ríng gee ] (plural Fe·rin·ghis)


noun 
Definition:
 
in South and Southwest Asia and parts of East Asia, an offensive term for a foreigner, especially one with white skin ( offensive )

[Early 17th century. Via Urdu< Persian firangi "Frankish, western"]
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