Definitions
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- adjective Alternative form of
Desi . - noun Alternative form of
Desi .
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Examples
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The recipe I decided on comes from Tarla Dalal's Microwave Desi Khana (desi is a term for "Indian" and khana is simply "Food").
Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
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Producers said the show will give them an opportunity to prove they are purely glamour girls - or if they are true "desi" - or country - girls at heart.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Producers said the show will give them an opportunity to prove they are purely glamour girls - or if they are true "desi" - or country - girls at heart.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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She's really representative of that genre which is what we call urban desi, which is just a mash-up of urban music.
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She's really representative of that genre which is what we call urban desi, which is just a mash-up of urban music.
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She's really representative of that genre which is what we call urban desi, which is just a mash-up of urban music.
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You can hear hip-hop colliding with the bhangra music of northern India and Pakistan when you listen to the hybrid known as desi beats.
The Pirate’s Dilemma Matt Mason 2008
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India where local police and inspectors regularly take bribes to turn a blind eye to the production and sale of illicit alcohol, also known as desi daroo.
The Guardian World News Jason Burke 2011
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Illegal alcohol - commonly called desi daroo or country-made liquor in India - usually costs as little as 10 rupees 20 US cents and the majority of the consumers are poor, daily-wage workers.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The illegal alcohol - commonly called desi daroo or country-made liquor in India - is called cholai in West Bengal and it usually costs as little as 10 rupees 20 US cents and the majority of the consumers are poor, daily-wage workers.
BBC News - Home 2011
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