khaki Meaning and Definition
1. n. a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
2. s. of a yellowish brown color
Khaki (UK /ˈkɑːkiː/, Canada and US /ˈkækiː/) is a color, a light shade of yellow-brown. Khaki is a loanword incorporated from Hindustani (Urdu or Hindi) ख़ाकी/خاکی (meaning "soil-colored") and is originally derived from the Persian: خاک [xɒːk] (Khâk, literally meaning "soil"), which came to English from British India via the British Indian Army.
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