Dacoity

A criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits:

Dacoity

The word Dacoity is the anglicized version of the Indian word ḍakaitī (Hindi डकैती, Urdu ڈکیتی or Bangla ডাকাতি) which comes from ḍākū (Hindi: डाकू, Urdu: ڈاکو, meaning "armed robber") or Bangla ḍakat (ডাকাত). [Read more here.]

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Toddy

An alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as Palmyra and coconut palms:
Toddy (also called Palm Wine and Palm Toddy)

The word "toddy" is from Tārī, (Hindi), which means juice of the palmyra palm [1].