First Known Use: circa 1718
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sepoy
noun se·poy \ˈsē-ˌpȯi\
Definition of SEPOY
: a native of India employed as a soldier by a European power
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Origin of SEPOY
Portuguese sipai, from Hindi & Urdu sipāhī, from Persian, cavalryman
Rhymes with SEPOY
ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, enjoy, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy
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