galoot

(Îngilîzî)

A clumsy or uncouth person.

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɡəˈluːt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Quranic Arabic جالُوت (jālūt, pronounced galūt in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivalent to English Goliath, giant warrior of the ancient Philistine ethnicity; cf. connotations of derogatory uses of English Philistine. Doublet of goliath.

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