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Definition of khaki noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

khaki

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/ˈkɑːki/
 
/ˈkɑːki/
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  1. [uncountable] a strong yellow-brown cloth, used especially for making military uniforms
  2. [uncountable] a yellow-brown colour
  3. khakis
     [plural] (North American English) trousers made from khaki cloth
    • He wore a pair of baggy khakis.
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Urdu k̲ākī ‘dust-coloured’, from k̲āk ‘dust’, from Persian.
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