bézef

See also: bezef

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بالزاف (bezzāf), from Arabic بِالْجُزَاف (bi-l-juzāf); compare Italian bizzeffe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.zɛf/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Adverb

bézef

  1. (informal, slang) (pas bézef) (not) much, a lot
    Synonym: beaucoup

Usage notes
  • Especially used in negative clauses.

References
  • Lutz, Edzard (2011) “Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1029.
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