A historical Anglo-Indian term for a male cook employed in a British colonial household in India. During the Raj era, the bobachee was an essential domestic figure, responsible for preparing meals that often blended British and Indian culinary traditions. The word comes from the Hindi/Urdu "bawarchi" and appears throughout colonial-era memoirs and household guides. While the term is largely obsolete in modern usage, it surfaces in historical literature and discussions of colonial Indian domestic life.
The household ran like clockwork, with the bobachee producing elaborate dinners every evening despite the limited kitchen.
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(India, historical) A male cook.
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