se|poy

se|poy
se|poy «SEE poy», noun.
(formerly) a native of India serving as a soldier in one of the European military forces of colonial India, especially in the British army, or, earlier, as a member of the army of the British East India Company in the 1700's to the 1850's.
[probably < Portuguese sipae < Hindustani sipāhī soldier, horseman < Persian < sipāh army. Compare etym. under spahi. (Cf.spahi)]

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