Zamalek
English
editEtymology
editArabic الزَّمَالِك (az-zamālik)
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Za‧ma‧lek
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Proper noun
editZamalek
- An affluent district of central Cairo, Egypt, encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile river.
Noun
editZamalek (plural Zamaleks)
- (South Africa, slang) Carling Black Label, a brand of beer.
- 2010, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland:
- […] men who are only there to lend the scene authenticity, to earn a little cash to buy a Zamalek, real beer in a real bottle […]