كبوط

Algerian Arabic

Noun

كبوط (kabbūṭ) m

1. coat, overcoat

References

• Stuhlmann, Franz (1912) Ein kulturgeschichtlicher Ausflug in den Aures (Atlas von Süd-Algerien): nebst Betrachtungen über die Berber-Völker (Abhandlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstituts; X)‎^[1] (in German), Hamburg: L. Friederichsen & Co., page 169b

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ب ط
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kab.buːtˤ/

Noun

كبوط • (kabbūṭ) m (plural كبابط (kbābaṭ))

1. coat, overcoat

Derived terms

• كبط (kabbaṭ)

 

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Either borrowed from Spanish capote or from Italian cappotto. Some suggest that it is borrowed from French capote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kab.buːtˤ/

Noun

كبوط (kabbūṭ) m (plural كبابط (kbābiṭ))

1. coat; doudou
2. misfortune; defeat; loss

   كلا كبوط ― klā kabbūṭ ― He was served his own defeat.