释义 |
spa·hi noun also spa·hee \ˈspäˌhē\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French spahi, from Turkish sipahi, from Persian sipāhī horseman, mounted soldier — more at sepoy 1. : one of a corps of largely irregular Turkish cavalry disbanded after the suppression of the Janissaries in 1826 2. : one of a corps of Algerian native cavalry in the French army normally serving in Africa |