Etymology

Chefchaouen

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Today it means: A city in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Full definition →

French Chefchaouen ← Arabic شَفْشَاوَن
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromشَفْشَاوَن
  2. French · borrowed fromChefchaouen
  3. English todayChefchaouen

Borrowed from French Chefchaouen, from Arabic شَفْشَاوَن (šafšāwan).

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