Dudhwallah

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A milkman or milkwoman. India

    "[…] the butter comes out of a tin, and so does the milk, unless it is the grey watery catlap of the dudh-wallah."

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"[…] the butter comes out of a tin, and so does the milk, unless it is the grey watery catlap of the dudh-wallah."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दूधवाला (dūdhvālā, “milkman”). See wallah.

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