Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lascar

/ˈlæskɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: las-car
IPA: /ˈlæskɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.

noun

A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman.

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.

Example Sentences

"A motley crowd saunters along the streets — Lascars off a P. and O., blond Northmen from a Swedish barque, Japanese from a man-of-war, English sailors, Spaniards, pleasant-looking fellows from a French cruiser, negroes off an American tramp."
"...and what foreigner is it, exactly, that Pirate has in mind if it isn't that stateless lascar across his own mirror-glass, that poorest of exiles..."
"As for the voyage itself, his account of Mauritius, where the ship stopped, saw the appearance of Muslim lascars."

Etymology

From Hindustani لشکر / लश्कर (laśkar), from Persian لشکر (laškar). Doublet of askari.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: لشکر

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlæskɚ/
British English: /ˈlaskə/

Inflected Forms

lascars (plural) lashkar (alternative) laskar (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lascar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæskɚ/.
What does lascar mean?: A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.
Where does lascar come from?: It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce lascar

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