desi
noun [ C ] Indian English (also Desi) uk/ˈdeɪ.si/ us/ˈdeɪ.si/
德西（针对来自南亚的印度、巴基斯坦或孟加拉国之移民的称呼）
a person who comes from or whose family comes from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh but who lives in another country
Urban desis are mixing Hindi and hip-hop. 都市德西乐为印地语和嘻哈音乐的集成。
There were only a handful of other desis in the area when he was in elementary school. 他上小学时，该地区只有少数其他人也为德西。
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- These days we try and use our own word for homeboy so we just call ourselves desis.
- She experienced the "confused desi" phenomenon after she moved to the United States as a child, and felt conflicted about her East Indian roots.
- As desis established themselves in the community, they found it important to become involved in the political arena.
- A group of young Desis chats over coffee, complaining about generalizations such as the widespread assumption that Indian kids are perfect students.
desi
adjective Indian English uk/ˈdeɪ.si/ us/ˈdeɪ.si/
（食物）印度传统的
in a traditional or home-made Indian style
All Pilau dishes are served with fresh salad and special desi chutney. 所有的肉饭都配有新鲜沙拉和特制的传统印度酸辣酱。
Shaami kebab is our desi version of a burger. 沙米烤肉夹饼就是我们印度版的汉堡。
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- Ghee is also sometimes called desi (country-made) ghee to distinguish it from "vegetable ghee".
- Caramelized onions are used as the base for almost every desi dish you can think of.
- The two characters are like a snapshot of modernizing India: one English-speaking, foreign-influenced and affluent; the other desi, or traditional.
- The Eighties London sound was a bit more innovative and mixed with other genres of music, whereas Birmingham was desi because the community was solid Punjabi and Sikh.