The story
- Arabic · derived fromخُبْز“bread”
- English todaykhubzism
From Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) + -ism, in the idea of bread and circuses.
Words from the same roots
Arabicخُبْز all →
khubz
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
khubzism
Today it means: The repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Full definition →
Arabic خُبْز