Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.
A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. · Khaki green, a dull green colour. · A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. · A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
Borrowed from Hindustani خاکی (xākī) / ख़ाकी (xākī), from Classical Persian خَاکِی (xākī, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”). Noun sense 5 was coined in reference to the colour of the uniform of British troops during the Second Boer War; compare rooinek.
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