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suffragi|sʊˈfrɑːgiː|
Also suffraggi.
[a. sufragī, repr. Egyptian Arab. pronunc. Turk. sofraji, f. Arab. sufra food, dining-table + Turk. agent-suffix -ji.]
A waiter, butler or steward.
1924Blackw. Mag. Feb. 246/2 Our suffragi and cook led a sort of troglodyte life for days. 1959W. Thesiger Arabian Sands xiii. 247 In the new ‘hotel’..there was electric light, fans, and tinned food served by a Sudanese suffragi. 1972R. Maugham Escape from Shadows iii. 136 Suffragis sprang up from nowhere with drinks, and I was offered one. 1979Stand XX. iv. 34/2 The suffraggi puts a whisky before me. |