ferash

noun

fe·​rash

variants or less commonly farrash or ferrash

fəˈräsh

plural -es

: a servant (as in the Indian subcontinent) usually employed in menial work

Word History

Etymology

Hindi farrāsh, from Arabic, spreader of carpets

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