خاوة

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic إِخَاوَةً (ʔiḵāwatan, “by brotherhood”), denoting getting things through nepotism and personal relations, then a euphemism for any forceful extortion, such as an illegal tax or toll.

Adverb

خاوة • (ḵāwe)

  1. in spite, forcefully

See also

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