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brahmin

brah·min

UK/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/ US/ˈbrɑmɪn/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)

  • “a Boston Brahman”
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2.

a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas

  • “originally all brahmans were priests”
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3.

a drink made of beer and lemonade

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4.

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.

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  • Boston Brahmin
  • Daivadnya brahmin

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