gourbi
English
Etymology
From French gourbi, from Arabic.
Noun
gourbi (plural gourbis)
- A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.
Anagrams
- Burgio, rubigo
French
Etymology
From Algerian Arabic [Term?], from the root ق ر ب (q-r-b). Compare Arabic قُرْبَة (qurba), قُرْبَى (qurbā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuʁ.bi/
Noun
gourbi m (plural gourbis)
- (North Africa) gourbi
- (colloquial) shack, hovel
Further reading
- “gourbi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.