chouia
See also: chouïa
French
Etymology 1
From Sango suiya.
Noun
chouia m (plural chouias)
- (Central Africa) brochette, grilled meat
Etymology 2
Variant forms.
Adverb
chouia
- Alternative form of chouïa
- 2004, David Foenkinos, Le potentiel érotique de ma femme [Erotic Potential of My Wife]:
- Brigitte, c'était prometteur; un chouia étrange, mais pourquoi pas? On n'a malheureusement jamais le choix du prénom des personnes rencontrées.
- ‘Brigitte’ was promising; a bit weird, but why not? You never get to choose what people you meet will be called, unfortunately.
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Further reading
- “chouia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.