crouille

French

Etymology

From crouillat (which has the same meaning), from a Maghrebi Arabic word meaning "brother".[1] Ultimately from Arabic أخ (ʔaḵ, literally “brother”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁuj/
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Noun

crouille m or f (plural crouilles)

  1. (ethnic slur, dated) a Maghrebi; a North-African Arab
    Synonyms: bougnoule, bicot, raton, crouillat
    • 2014, Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule [The End of Eddy], Le Seuil:
      À Amiens y a que des Noirs et des bougnoules, des crouilles t’y vas tu crois que t’en Afrique. Faut pas aller là-bas, c’est sûr que tu te fais dépouiller.
      In Amiens there's nothing but blacks, wogs and Maghrebis; you go and you think you're in Africa. You mustn't go there; you'll definitely get robbed.

References
  1. Algeria Revisited: History, Culture and Identity‎, 2017, page 151
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