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Firang
Firang or
farang
or
farangi
is a term linked to the
Franks
, used in the
Indian subcontinent
and
Southeast Asia
to refer to any Westerner, particularly a white person. It was originally used to refer to foreigners, and was later thought to have been used as a contemptible term for
British
officers and
gentry
in
India
. Today it is used commonly to refer to any Westerner in casual conversations, akin to '
gaijin
' in
Japanese
. (See
farangi
and
farang
).
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firangi
straight-bladed sword; the hilts were padded and fitted with spiked pommels
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