desi
Britishadjective
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indigenous or local
a desi buda
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authentic
desi music
Etymology
Origin of desi
C21: Hindi, from Sanskrit deśa a country
Example Sentences
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And, as desi pubs grow in popularity across the region, a new documentary - The Rise of Mixy - explores the challenging beginnings of the pubs and celebrates the resistance of British Asians.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
The diaspora has much to consider in this desi power broker’s rapid ascent in British politics—helped, in part, by years of turmoil on Downing Street and within the Tories’ ranks.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022
“Anyone who is desi knows this woman very well,” she said, using a shorthand term for South Asians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
I would listen to Akshiti’s popular millennial Bollywood playlist while cooking and cry along with desi sad boi hours while I showered.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
“A desi Muslim girl from an immigrant family and a brown Jewish son of a refugee—you’re like a dream team for Model UN.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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