Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gourbi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gour-bi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.

Etymology

From French gourbi, from Arabic.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gourbi, -, ق ر ب

Inflected Forms

gourbis (plural)

Questions

What does gourbi mean?: A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.
Where does gourbi come from?: It is traced to French.

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