potel
n.— «Many people in the US believe that Asok represents most IITians. At the other end of the spectrum are the Potels (motels run by Patels, which are all over the place in the US).» —“Family ties” Telegraph (Calcutta, India) Mar. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an opinionated romp through English grammar, a Spanish-language adventure novel, an account of 19th-century dictionary wars, and a gorgeously illustrated...
Shuba in Sammamish, Washington, grew up in India, where she heard speakers of Indian English refer to an eggplant as a brinjal. She assumed that this was a British English term, but later realized that in Britain, this vegetable is called an...