حواي

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَّاج (ḥawwāj).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ħəˈwːɑːj/

Noun

حواي • (ḥawwāy) m

1. apothecary, a specialist in traditional medicine, herbs, and hygiene, or the store in which one finds such merchandise

   Synonym: عطار (ʕaṭṭār)