Zabbaleen

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noun

One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

OriginEgyptian Arabic زبالين →
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Meanings

nounZabbaleen (plural Zabbaleens or Zabbaleen)

plural Zabbaleens

  1. One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

Origin

  1. Egyptian Arabicزبالين
  2. EnglishZabbaleen

Egyptian Arabic زبالين

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APA

Zabbaleen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zabbaleen

MLA

“Zabbaleen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zabbaleen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zabbaleen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zabbaleen.

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