thuggee

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani ठगी (ṭhagī) / ٹھگی (ṭhagī). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /θʌˈɡiː/ (India) IPA(key): /ʈʰʌ.ɡiː/, /ʈʰɑ.ɡiː/ === Noun === thuggee (countable and uncountable, plural thuggees) (historical, countable) A thug (a member of band of assassins in India). (historical, uncountable) The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India. ==== Alternative forms ==== thagi, thuggi, thugi, Thuggee, Thugee, thugee ==== Related terms ==== thug thuggery thuggism