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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بالزاف (bizzāf), from Arabic بِالْجُزَاف (bi-l-juzāf), ultimately from Classical Persian گَزَاف (gazāf, “extravagant, excessive, exorbitant”); cognate with Italian bizzeffe.
Pronunciation
Adverb
bézef
- (informal, slang, often preceded by pas) (not) much, a lot
- Synonym: beaucoup
Usage notes
- Especially used in negative clauses.
References
- Lutz, Edzard (2011) “Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1029.