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serang

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Definition of serang

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (India, historical)A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
    “The discovery that the substance in his mouth was of vegetable origin came as no great reassurance to Zachary: once, when the serang spat a stream of blood-red juice over the rail, he noticed the water below coming alive with the thrashing of shark's fins.”
    “The serang or his deputy could serve as a rebel leader or as a point of protest; there were even times when isolated Europeans joined the rebel cause.”
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noun

  1. (India, historical)A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
    “The discovery that the substance in his mouth was of vegetable origin came as no great reassurance to Zachary: once, when the serang spat a stream of blood-red juice over the rail, he noticed the water below coming alive with the thrashing of shark's fins.”
    “The serang or his deputy could serve as a rebel leader or as a point of protest; there were even times when isolated Europeans joined the rebel cause.”

name

  1. The capital city of Banten, Indonesia.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Seram (“island”).

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Etymology

From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).

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