kif-kif
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
At first in soldiers’ slang among the Armée d’Afrique. From common Moroccan Arabic and Algerian Arabic كيف كيف (kīf kīf, “the same; in the same way”), from كيف (kīf, “how; like”), itself from Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kif-kif (invariable)
- (informal) same, alike
- Synonyms: pareil, pareillement, kif-kif bourricot
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kif-kif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.