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词汇 desi
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Definition of desi in English:

desi

(also deshi)
adjective ˈdeɪsiˈdāsē
Indian
  • 1Local; indigenous.

    本地的,土生土长的

    desi liquor

    本地酒。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some continue to grow desi or local cotton, but these are a minority.
    • Local vendors, desi restaurants and fast food joints have kept the flavour of old Gandhi Bazaar alive, but adding that extra zing are modern shops and stores, inviting the young and old alike.
    • In Southall or in San Francisco, New York or in New Mexico, it is the desi films borrowed from the local grocery store that teach us not only how to cry, but also, in fact, how to be Indian.
    • In Bangladesh, many prefer deshi chicken to foreign varieties breaded in firms.
    • It's just like an ordinary cruise except you have desi food, desi entertainment and DJs.
    1. 1.1derogatory Rustic; unsophisticated.
      〈贬〉乡土气的;不懂世故的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • "And the Indian consumer is smart — he is not averse to global brands, but nor is he going to be swayed by very desi, rustic images and change his mind."
      • The problem is when the chatterati prefers a suave, polished and TVgenic dictator over a rustic politician and berates the unsophisticated desi.
  • 2Unadulterated or pure.

    desi ghee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We will have to reduce our share of desi ghee, butter, parathas, gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, puris and the recent trend of eating junk food.
    • But with the lack of physical activity in the recent years coupled with intake of diet devoid of fibre such as chappaties and other snack foods made from flour of decorticated foodgrains, consumption of desi ghee started raising total cholesterol levels.
    • Those who bring desi ghee from home for their kulcha get a discount of three rupees, I was told.
    • Start living healthy with our dairy products such as white butter, desi ghee which are not only high in nutrients but also pamper your taste buds.
noun ˈdeɪsiˈdāsē
Indian
  • A person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth or descent who lives abroad.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this era of desis (Indian expatriates living overseas) and globalized outsourcing, the subcontinent is more hip to homosexuality than it would seem at first glance.
    • In 1990 he says that only five or ten Indian businesses catered to the almost 8.000 desis in Middlesex.
    • There are some 2.5 million desis in the U.S., and the vast majority are Indian.
    • Her job entails fighting for the rights of over 3,000 taxi drivers, the majority of them desis, that is from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, who are members of the Alliance.
    • For Indian readers, a caveat - there were no desis on the list of regional winners this year, which isn't surprising.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit deśa 'country, land'.

Definition of desi in US English:

desi

(also deshi)
adjectiveˈdāsē
Indian
  • 1Local; indigenous.

    本地的,土生土长的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some continue to grow desi or local cotton, but these are a minority.
    • Local vendors, desi restaurants and fast food joints have kept the flavour of old Gandhi Bazaar alive, but adding that extra zing are modern shops and stores, inviting the young and old alike.
    • It's just like an ordinary cruise except you have desi food, desi entertainment and DJs.
    • In Southall or in San Francisco, New York or in New Mexico, it is the desi films borrowed from the local grocery store that teach us not only how to cry, but also, in fact, how to be Indian.
    • In Bangladesh, many prefer deshi chicken to foreign varieties breaded in firms.
    1. 1.1derogatory Rustic; unsophisticated.
      〈贬〉乡土气的;不懂世故的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The problem is when the chatterati prefers a suave, polished and TVgenic dictator over a rustic politician and berates the unsophisticated desi.
      • "And the Indian consumer is smart — he is not averse to global brands, but nor is he going to be swayed by very desi, rustic images and change his mind."
  • 2Unadulterated or pure.

    desi ghee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those who bring desi ghee from home for their kulcha get a discount of three rupees, I was told.
    • Start living healthy with our dairy products such as white butter, desi ghee which are not only high in nutrients but also pamper your taste buds.
    • We will have to reduce our share of desi ghee, butter, parathas, gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, puris and the recent trend of eating junk food.
    • But with the lack of physical activity in the recent years coupled with intake of diet devoid of fibre such as chappaties and other snack foods made from flour of decorticated foodgrains, consumption of desi ghee started raising total cholesterol levels.
nounˈdāsē
Indian
  • A person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth or descent who lives abroad.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For Indian readers, a caveat - there were no desis on the list of regional winners this year, which isn't surprising.
    • In 1990 he says that only five or ten Indian businesses catered to the almost 8.000 desis in Middlesex.
    • There are some 2.5 million desis in the U.S., and the vast majority are Indian.
    • In this era of desis (Indian expatriates living overseas) and globalized outsourcing, the subcontinent is more hip to homosexuality than it would seem at first glance.
    • Her job entails fighting for the rights of over 3,000 taxi drivers, the majority of them desis, that is from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, who are members of the Alliance.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit deśa ‘country, land’.

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