khaki

Definitions

• A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
• khaki Khaki green, a dull green colour.
• A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
• (rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
• (South Africa) A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Boer Second Boer War; compare rooinek). In this sense the plural generally is khakies.
• Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.