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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic شوية (šuwayya).
Pronunciation
Adverb
chouïa
- (colloquial) little, bit
1959, Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, page 29:Moi, déclara Zazie, je veux aller à l’école jusqu’à soixante-cinq ans. − Jusqu’à soixante-cinq ans? répéta Gabriel un chouïa surpris.- "I want to go to school until I'm sixty-five," announced Zazie. "Until you're sixty-five?" repeated Gabriel, a tad surprised.
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