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Where does “chabane” come from?

chabane (French) comes from Arabic شَعْبَان, from Arabic شَعَبَ — to scatter, to disperse.

chabane (French): hut, cabin

Definitions

  1. hut, cabin

Ancestry of “chabane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَعْبَان—
2Arabicشَعَبَto scatter, to disperse

Words derived from “chabane”

  • shebang
  • whole shebang
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