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fakirs

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Main Entry:
fa·kir Listen to the pronunciation of fakir Listen to the pronunciation of fakir
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man
Date:
1609
1 \fə-ˈkir, fä-, fa-; ˈfā-kər\ a: a Muslim mendicant : dervish b: an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker2 \ˈfā-kər\ : impostor ; especially : swindler
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