bundook

== English == === Etymology === From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭐𐭍𐭃𐭊 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌnduːk/ === Noun === bundook (plural bundooks) (slang, UK) A service-issue rifle. ==== Usage notes ==== A term widely adopted by British regular soldiers serving in India or having contact with Indian troops.