"Dougla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Douglas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa (“many, much, a mix”), cf. Hindi दोगला (doglā, “mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, mongrel, hybrid, half-caste, deceitful person”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hns|dugalaa||many, much, a mix}} Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa (“many, much, a mix”), {{m|hi|दोगला|gloss=mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, mongrel, hybrid, half-caste, deceitful person}} दोगला (doglā, “mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, mongrel, hybrid, half-caste, deceitful person”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dougla (plural Douglas)
  1. (Caribbean) A Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent. Wikipedia link: Dougla Tags: Caribbean Synonyms: Dogla, Dugla Derived forms: douglarisation, douglarization

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