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Dougla

Dougla noun: a Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent.

Noun

Dougla (plural Douglas)

  1. (Caribbean) A Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent.
    • But the dilemmas facing douglas and their parents are often different: being born dougla is not the same as choosing intermarriage and bearing a dougla. Parents are not often douglas themselves.2002, Yasurō Hase, Hiroyuki Miyake, Fumiko Oshikawa, South Asian migration in comparative perspective, movement, settlement and diaspora

Forms of Dougla

pluralDouglas
alternative formDogla
alternative formDugla

Origin of Dougla

Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa (“many, much, a mix”), from Hindi दोग़ला (doġlā, “mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, hybrid, half-caste”), corrupted from Classical Persian داغول (dāġūl, “illegitimate child, trickster, cheat”).

Words formed from Dougla

  • douglarisation
  • douglarization

Questions about Dougla

What does Dougla mean?
Dougla means a Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent.
What part of speech is Dougla?
Dougla is a noun.
What is the plural of Dougla?
The plural of Dougla is Douglas.

Words near Dougla in the dictionary

  1. Doughtys
  2. doughy
  3. dougie
  4. dougied
  5. dougies
  6. Dougla
  7. Douglas
  8. Douglas bag
  9. Douglas bags
  10. Douglas berries
  11. Douglas berry

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