touiza

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noun

A form of voluntary collective labor in North Africa.

OriginArabic تويزة ← Kabyle tiwizi →
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Meanings

nountouiza (uncountable)

alternative tweeza · alternative tiwiza · alternative tiwizi · alternative twiza · alternative tawiza

  1. uncountableanthropologyA form of voluntary collective labor in North Africa.

Origin

  1. Kabyle[script needed]“to help”
  2. Kabyletiwizi
  3. Arabicتويزة
  4. Englishtouiza

From Arabic تويزة, from Kabyle tiwizi, from Kabyle [script needed] (variously given as iwiss or aws, “to help”), or from equivalent terms in other Berber languages.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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