harraga

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic حراقة (ḥarrāga, “burner”). Comes from their habit of burning their identity papers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ʁa.ɡa/

Noun

harraga m (plural harragas)

  1. (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) Maghrebi clandestine emigrant trying to reach Europe, particularly through dangerous means.
    Hypernyms: clandestin, émigrant
    • 2022 July, Lakhdar Benchiba, “En Algérie, l’appel du large”, in Le Monde diplomatique‎, →ISSN:
      Selon Madrid, près de dix mille Algériens sur un total de quatorze mille harragas sont entrés clandestinement sur le territoire espagnol en 2021, soit 20 % de plus qu’en 2020.
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