halouf

French

Alternative forms
  • hallouf, khalouf, khallouf, ralouf, rallouf

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلُّوف (ḥallūf, “pig”), from Berber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.luf/, /ha.luf/, /ʁa.luf/
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Noun

halouf m (plural halouf)

  1. pork (bears a religious connotation, since pork bears a negative connotation in Islamic cultures)
  2. (slang) pig, bacon (police)

References
  • ‪Queffélec, Ambroise (2002) Le français en Algérie: lexique et dynamique des langues (in French), Agence universitaire de la francophonie, page 345‬
  • ‪Gordienne, Robert (2002) Dictionnaire des mots qu’on dit gros, de l’insulte et du dénigrement (in French), Hors commerce, page 244‬
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