Dougla

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent. Caribbean

    "But the dilemmas facing douglas and their parents are often different: being born dougla is not the same as choosing intermarriage and bearing a dougla. Parents are not often douglas themselves."

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"But the dilemmas facing douglas and their parents are often different: being born dougla is not the same as choosing intermarriage and bearing a dougla. Parents are not often douglas themselves."

Etymology

Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa (“many, much, a mix”), from Hindi दोग़ला (doġlā, “mixed blood, crossbreed, mixed breed, mixed race, illegitimate, hybrid, half-caste”).

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