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halouf

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

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  • 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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