gourbi

English

Etymology

From French gourbi, from Arabic.

Noun

gourbi (plural gourbis)

1. A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.

Anagrams

• Burgio, rubigo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic قربي, from the root ق ر ب (q r b). Compare Arabic قُرْبَة (qurba), قُرْبَى (qurbā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʁ.bi/

Noun

gourbi m (plural gourbis)

1. (Algeria) gourbi
2. (colloquial) shack, hovel

Further reading

• “gourbi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.