khaki

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek).
• Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.

Adjective

• Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

Origin

• From Hindi–Urdu ख़ाकी / خاکی, from Persian خاکی ("dusty, earthy, earth-colored")