English word origin

Etymology of dixie

From Hindi देगची (degcī, “a kettle, a metallic cooking pot”), from Classical Persian دیگچه (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”), from دیگ (deg, “pot”) + ـچه (-ča).

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noun

A large iron pot, used in the army.

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From Hindi देगची (degcī, “a kettle, a metallic cooking pot”), from Classical Persian دیگچه (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”), from دیگ (deg, “pot”) + ـچه (-ča).

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Borrowed-form mentionदेगचीhi · a kettle, a metallic cooking pot
Word-formation componentدیگfa · pot
Word-formation componentـچهfa

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