Farang

Also known as Firangi

thumb|Depiction of farang as a stone guard at Wat Pho in [[Bangkok; circa 1824–1851]]

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Origin and geographic spread{{anchor|Name}}
Arabic
Ethiopia and Eritrea
Somalia
South, Southeast and East Asia
Regional evolution
South Asia
Southeast Asia
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thumb|Depiction of farang as a stone guard at Wat Pho in [[Bangkok; circa 1824–1851]]

Farang ( ) is a Persian word that originally referred to the Franks (the major Germanic people) and later came to refer to Western or Latin Europeans in general. The word is borrowed from Old French or Latin , which are also the source of Modern English France, French.