خاوة
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North Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic إِخَاوَةً (ʔiḵāwatan, “by brotherhood”), denoting getting things through nepotism and personal relations, then a euphemism for any forceful extortion, such as an illegal tax or toll.
Adverb[edit]
خاوة • (ḵāwe)
- in spite, forcefully