Lascar
(noun) a volcano in the Andes in Chile
lascar
(noun) an East Indian sailor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lascar (plural lascars)
A sailor, army servant or artilleryman from India or Southeast Asia.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.
• Claars, Rascal, craals, rascal, sacral, sarlac, scalar
Source: Wiktionary
Las"car, n. Etym: [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]
Definition: A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. [East Indies]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
