خاوة

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic إِخَاوَةً‎ (ʾiḵāwatan, “by brotherhood”), denoting getting things through nepotism and personal relations, then an 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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