chouïa

Meaning

little, bit

Synonyms

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃu.ja/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from a Maghrebi Arabic form such as Algerian Arabic شوية (šwiyya) and Moroccan Arabic شوية (šwiyya), ultimately from a diminutive of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”).

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