كبوط

Algerian Arabic

Noun

كبوط (kabbūṭ) m

  1. coat, overcoat

References

  • Stuhlmann, Franz (1912) Ein kulturgeschichtlicher Ausflug in den Aures (Atlas von Süd-Algerien): nebst Betrachtungen über die Berber-Völker (Abhandlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstituts; X)‎[1] (in German), Hamburg: L. Friederichsen & Co., page 169b

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ب ط
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kab.buːtˤ/

Noun

كبوط • (kabbūṭ) m (plural كبابط (kbābaṭ))

  1. coat, overcoat

Derived terms

  • كبط (kabbaṭ)

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Either borrowed from Spanish capote or from Italian cappotto. Some suggest that it is borrowed from French capote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kab.buːtˤ/

Noun

كبوط (kabbūṭ) m (plural كبابط (kbābiṭ))

  1. coat; doudou
  2. misfortune; defeat; loss
    كلا كبوط ― klā kabbūṭ ― He was served his own defeat.
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