hakawati

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noun

A public storyteller, in Arab culture.

OriginArabic حَكَوَاتِيّ →
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Meanings

nounhakawati (plural hakawatis)

plural hakawatis

  1. A public storyteller, in Arab culture.

    I grinned like a child at a hakawati.

    2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 246

Origin

  1. Arabicحَكَوَاتِيّ
  2. Englishhakawati

From Arabic حَكَوَاتِيّ (ḥakawātiyy).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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