Etymology

Zabbaleen

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Today it means: One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors. Full definition →

Egyptian Arabic زبالين
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  1. Egyptian Arabic · derived fromزبالين
  2. English todayZabbaleen

Egyptian Arabic زبالين

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