ferenghi

Meaning

Noun

• A white westerner.

Origin

• In The Journeyer (2010, page 344), Gary Jennings speculates that this word is derived from Frank - Mongols heard westerners call themselves Franks during the Mongol invasion of Europe, and since then the Mongols called any white westerner a Ferenghi regardless of nationality. "Ferenghi" has also been used in the same manner by Turks, Persians, Afghans, and Arabs.