Definition of coolie in English:
coolie
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nounplural noun coolies
dated, offensiveAn unskilled native laborer in India, China, and some other Asian countries.
Pronunciation
Origin
Mid 17th century from Hindi and Telugu kūlī ‘day laborer’, probably associated with Urdu ḳulī ‘slave’.
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