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Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From a Berber language; compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴰⵢⵜ (taglayt, “egg, testicle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
قلوة • (qalwa) f (plural قلاوي (qlāwi), diminutive قليوة (qlīwa))
- (vulgar) testicle
- (vulgar, slang) thing
- ما عندي حتى قلوة فجيبي ― ma ʕandi ḥetta qalwa f-jībi ― I don't have anything in my pocket
Descendants
- → French: claoui (from the plural)