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chouïa.

little, bit

6 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adv/ʃu.ja/
  1. little, bit

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

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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