حسي مسي

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Rhyming reduplication of حس (ḥass) and مس (mass). Compare Maltese ħoss il-miss (ħiss il-miss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħas.si mas.si/

Adverb

حسي مسي • (ḥassi massi)

  1. on the sly, secretly