desi

British  

/ ˈdeɪsiː /

adjective

1. indigenous or local

   a desi buda

2. authentic

   desi music

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Etymology

Origin of desi

C21: Hindi, from Sanskrit deśa a country

Example Sentences

The reliable Kyle Chandler is the team’s tactical DEA connection, Matty Nix, and Sasha Calle is Desi, who is the subject of an anonymous tip—her home is the hiding place for an enormous stash of money, enough money to have even the most honest cop dreaming of Learjets, Lamborghinis and chaise longues on Lake Como.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along with braggadocio, attitude, posturing and the kind of public servants one finds in action movies, Mr. Carnahan creates tension and atmosphere: The neighborhood around Desi’s house, our investigating officers discover, is a cul-de-sac lined with empty houses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Desi was built to discover more about dark energy.

From BBC

The data hinted that acceleration of the galaxies had changed over time, something not in line with the standard picture, according to Prof Ofer Lehav of University College London, who is involved with the Desi project.

From BBC

They looked at an earlier study that fed into the Desi results from March which began the whole hoo-hah.

From BBC