dacoit

Meaning

Noun

A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.

Verb

To commit armed robbery.

Synonyms

dakoit

robber

bandit

plunderer

marauder

Pakistan

🇵🇰

Indomalaya

buccaneer

thief

thug

Bhutani

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

brigand

Pawaka

freebooter

Translations

باكستان

🇵🇰

Pakistan

🇵🇰

Islamische Republik Pakistan

Pakistan

🇵🇰

Πακιστάν

Pakistan

🇵🇰

République islamique du Pakistan

dacoït

Pakistan

🇵🇰

پاکستان

Pakistan

Islamitische Republiek Pakistan

Paquistan

Pakistan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dəˈkɔɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ڈکیت / डकैत (ḍakait), from ڈاکا (ḍākā) / डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”).