خاوة
North Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic إِخَاوَةً (ʔiḵāwatan, “by brotherhood”), denoting getting things through nepotism and personal relations, then a euphemism for any forceful extortion, such as an illegal tax or toll.
Adverb edit
خاوة • (ḵāwe)
- in spite, forcefully