خاوة
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic إِخَاوَةً (ʾiḵāwatan, “by brotherhood”), denoting getting things through nepotism and personal relations, then an euphemism for any forceful extortion, such as an illegal tax or toll.
Adverb
خاوة (ḵāwe)
- in spite, forcefully
See also
- جكارة
- رغم