LASCAR

Lascar

(noun) a volcano in the Andes in Chile

lascar

(noun) an East Indian sailor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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