desi
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definition
noun
In this era of desis (Indian expatriates living overseas) and globalized outsourcing, the subcontinent is more hip to homosexuality than it would seem at first glance.
a person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth or descent who lives abroad.
adjective
Local vendors, desi restaurants and fast food joints have kept the flavour of old Gandhi Bazaar alive, but adding that extra zing are modern shops and stores, inviting the young and old alike.
local; indigenous.
desi ghee
unadulterated or pure.
example
Some continue to grow 'desi' or local cotton, but these are a minority.
The problem is when the chatterati prefers a suave, polished and TVgenic dictator over a rustic politician and berates the unsophisticated 'desi' .
Local vendors, 'desi' restaurants and fast food joints have kept the flavour of old Gandhi Bazaar alive, but adding that extra zing are modern shops and stores, inviting the young and old alike.
It's just like an ordinary cruise except you have desi food, 'desi' entertainment and DJs.
We will have to reduce our share of 'desi' ghee, butter, parathas, gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, puris and the recent trend of eating junk food.
"And the Indian consumer is smart - he is not averse to global brands, but nor is he going to be swayed by very 'desi' , rustic images and change his mind."
In Southall or in San Francisco, New York or in New Mexico, it is the 'desi' films borrowed from the local grocery store that teach us not only how to cry, but also, in fact, how to be Indian.
Those who bring 'desi' ghee from home for their kulcha get a discount of three rupees, I was told.
Start living healthy with our dairy products such as white butter, 'desi' ghee which are not only high in nutrients but also pamper your taste buds.
But with the lack of physical activity in the recent years coupled with intake of diet devoid of fibre such as chappaties and other snack foods made from flour of decorticated foodgrains, consumption of 'desi' ghee started raising total cholesterol levels.
In this era of 'desis' (Indian expatriates living overseas) and globalized outsourcing, the subcontinent is more hip to homosexuality than it would seem at first glance.
In Bangladesh, many prefer 'deshi' chicken to foreign varieties breaded in firms.
For Indian readers, a caveat - there were no 'desis' on the list of regional winners this year, which isn't surprising.
Her job entails fighting for the rights of over 3,000 taxi drivers, the majority of them 'desis' , that is from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, who are members of the Alliance.
There are some 2.5 million 'desis' in the U.S., and the vast majority are Indian.
In 1990 he says that only five or ten Indian businesses catered to the almost 8.000 'desis' in Middlesex.
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