farang

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noun
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  • (ethnic slur) A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (Westerner, foreign, Western, guava, non-Asian foreigner, usually Caucasian).

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Thai

ฝรั่ง

Gloss

Westerner, foreign, Western, guava, non-Asian foreigner, usually Caucasian

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