English
halalcore
Halalcore comes from Classical Persian حلال خور.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentحلال خورhalāl xor
- Englishearliest quotation 1822halalcore
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Classical Persianc. 900–presentحلال خورhalāl xor
- Englishearliest quotation 1822halalcore
Earliest quotation: 1822, Robert Grenville Wallace, Fifteen Years in India; or: “But the woman who does not burn herself in…”
Every English word from Classical Persian حلال خور
Today it means
noun A sweeper or scavenger; a person of very low caste.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian حلال خور / halalcore