PESHMERGA

peshmerga

(noun) a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peshmerga (plural peshmergas)

A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.

The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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