du|ka|wal|lah

du|ka|wal|lah
du|ka|wal|lah «DOO kuh WOL uh», noun.
a shopkeeper in Kenya and some other parts of eastern Africa: »

The first Asians went to East Africa well ahead of the British…They became the colony's “dukawallahs” (or shopkeepers), running every kind of establishment from the smart shops in the capil to tiny stores in dusty African villages (Listener).

[< duka + wallah]

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  • La|bour|wal|lah — «LAY buhr WOL uh», noun. (in Kenya and some other parts of eastern Africa) a prominent member of the Labour movement …   Useful english dictionary

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  • wal — agar·wal; box·wal·lah; bret·wal·da; bro·wal·lia; cad·wal·a·der·ite; chuck·wal·la; corn·wal·lis; kot·wal; mu·ta·wal·li; pot·wal·lop·er; ra·wal·pin·di; sa·hi·wal; shaw·wal; ton·ga·wal·la; wal; WAL; wal·chia; wal·den; wal·den·ses; wal·dey·er s;… …   English syllables

  • gharry-wal — gharry wal·lah; …   English syllables

  • wallah — wal|lah [ walə ] noun count INDIAN ENGLISH someone who is responsible for a particular activity or does a particular job: a ticket wallah …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wallah — wal|lah walla [ˈwɔlə US ˈwa:lə] n someone who does a particular kind of job or duty used in India and Pakistan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wallah — wal·lah …   English syllables

  • wallah — wal•lah or walla [[t]ˈwɑ lɑ, lə[/t]] n. pl. lahs or las raj a person employed at or concerned with a particular thing, specified by the preceding word: a ticket wallah[/ex] • Etymology: 1770–80; < Hindi wālā …   From formal English to slang

  • lootiewallah — loo·tie·wal·lah …   English syllables

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