"dalaal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dalaals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dalaal (plural dalaals)
  1. (India) An intermediary or go-between. Tags: India Categories (topical): People, Prostitution
    Sense id: en-dalaal-en-noun-5Cq~GaMc Disambiguation of People: 95 5 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 83 17 Categories (other): Indian English
  2. (India) A pimp. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-dalaal-en-noun-BVx8Ci9A Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dalal, dilal

Inflected forms

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