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What is "吉佬"?

I am sure the characters are used for sound for something else.Here's the context where it was used. This is an except from a 1949 publication from Canton.. Thanks for any information in advance

Jeff

忽見有七個女人, 個個年紀, 均在十八廿二之間, 担張櫈仔, 坐齊門口, 細聲講, 大聲笑, 自己的母親八嫂, 亦在其內, 阿敍心中不免跳一聲, 話做乜咁多吉佬? 十足坐燈一樣! 正以為奇