gourbi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French gourbi, from Arabic.

Noun[edit]

gourbi (plural gourbis)

  1. A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic قربي, from the root ق ر ب (q-r-b). Compare Arabic قُرْبَة (qurba), قُرْبَى (qurbā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gourbi m (plural gourbis)

  1. (Algeria) gourbi
  2. (colloquial) shack, hovel

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