farang

noun

1. A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.

   Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport: A foreign man is believed to have committed suicide when he fell from the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry farang (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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