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Added 10 October 2026

khaki

/xɑki/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about khaki at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
khaki (Pantone):
Khaki green, a dull green colour.
khaki green:
A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.

adjective

Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani خاکی (xākī) / ख़ाकी (xākī), from Classical Persian خَاکِی (xākī, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”). Noun sense 5 was coined in reference to the colour of the uniform of British troops during the Second Boer War; compare rooinek.

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