6 New Indian Words In The Oxford Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary recently added several new words from Indian English.

Chaiwala

A traditional Indian roadside tea vendor who serves tea. 

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Anjeer

A sweet fruit full of seeds called fig in English.

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Annexture

Physical documents in India have many additional parts attached called annextures.

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Chuddies

Underpants or knickers. It is the Hindi word for underwear.

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Morninger

A morning newspaper.

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Foreign-Returned

Someone who has come back from abroad.

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