noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who adopts elements of both Caribbean and South Asian language and culture.

   "Raggastanis spoke a strange mix of Jamaican patois, Bengali, Gujarati and English."

2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Raggastani. alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

rajamuffin

Example

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"Raggastanis spoke a strange mix of Jamaican patois, Bengali, Gujarati and English."

Etymology

See ragga and -stan.

Related phrases

south asian

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