spahi
Plural: spahis
Noun
- A member of the former Turkish or French Algerian cavalry.
- An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
- A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces.
Examples
- SPAHI was a surprisingly useful word, given its high-value ’H’.
Origin / Etymology
From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”) (> sepoy), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of sepoy and sipahi.
Scrabble Score: 10
spahi: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspahi: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spahi: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
spahi: valid Words With Friends Word