A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi आबकार, from Persian آبکار, from آب (from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian api-, akin to Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬱, Sanskrit अप् ("water"), Lithuanian ùpė, Old Prussian appi ("river")) + کار, akin to Sanskrit कर.
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