noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A native Algerian infantrymans in the French army during the Crimean War. historical

Etymology

French Turco. Apparently, the soldiers were nicknamed thus as they dressed like Turks.

Related phrases

ottoman empire

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