noun
General Slang
dougla
DOOG-lah · noun · informal
A person of mixed African and Indian descent
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Definitions
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A person of mixed Afro-Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean heritage; more broadly, someone of mixed race.
“He's a dougla — his mother is Indian and his father is African.”
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dougla In A Sentence
He's a dougla — his mother is Indian and his father is African.
Origin & Usage
Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana; from Hindi/Bhojpuri 'dogla' (mixed).
Variants
dogla
People Also Ask
What does dougla mean?
It refers to a person of mixed Afro-Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean descent, common in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana where both communities are large.
Where does the word dougla come from?
It comes from the Hindi/Bhojpuri word 'dogla', meaning mixed or of two kinds, brought by Indian indentured labourers.
Is dougla an offensive word?
In its Indian roots the term could be derogatory, but in the Caribbean it is widely used as a neutral descriptor of mixed Afro-Indian heritage.
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