Where does “ddebbuz” come from?

ddebbuz (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic دبوز, from Ottoman Turkish طوپوز — knob, a rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface.

ddebbuz (Tarifit): club, bludgeon

Definitions

  1. club, bludgeon

Ancestry of “ddebbuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicدبوز—
2Ottoman Turkishطوپوزknob, a rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface
Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپوز →Every word from Moroccan Arabic دبوز →
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