Etymology

houbara bustard

Today it means: Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia. Full definition →

French houbara ← Arabic حُبَارَى
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحُبَارَى
  2. French · borrowed fromhoubara
  3. English todayhoubara bustard

In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.