Meanings
alternative Chaouen
- A city in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Synonyms: Blue Pearl of Morocco
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Origin
- Arabicشَفْشَاوَن
- FrenchChefchaouen
- EnglishChefchaouen
Borrowed from French Chefchaouen, from Arabic شَفْشَاوَن (šafšāwan).
More words from French, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَفْشَاوَن, الشَّاوَن
- شَفْشَاوَن (šafšāwan)city
- الشَّاوَن (aš-šāwan)city
Catalan Xauen
- Xauencity
French Chefchaouen, Chefchaouène
- Chefchaouencity
- Chefchaouènecity
Japanese シャフシャウエン
- シャフシャウエン (Shafushauen)city
Portuguese Xexuão
- Xexuãocity
Spanish Chauen
- Chauencity
Cite this entry
Chefchaouen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chefchaouen
“Chefchaouen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chefchaouen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chefchaouen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chefchaouen.
Source: Chefchaouen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.