Bangalore

== English == === Etymology === From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru#Etymology for details. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ/, /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈloɹ/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) === Proper noun === Bangalore Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Bangalore (plural Bangalores) (military, slang) Ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo. === Verb === Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring, simple past and past participle Bangalored) (business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru. 2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms [1] CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored. 2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs [2] They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards. 2005, Dr.Sahib.Pandit.Shri.Shri.Rainam Ji Maharaj Ji Ustad, in soc.culture.indian [3] Even though your anger against Indians is justified given that you have been Bangalored by our sambhar-guzzling desi geeks Swami and Murty - who earn 1/5th your salary and ride to work on their pet elephant *Appu*, it is not fair of you to berate any and every Indian you come across. == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Bangalore f Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India) == Spanish == === Proper noun === Bangalore m Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)