Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَوَّاج (ḥawwāj).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ħəˈwːɑːj/

Noun edit

حواي (ḥawwāym

  1. apothecary, a specialist in traditional medicine, herbs, and hygiene, or the store in which one finds such merchandise
    Synonym: عطار (ʕaṭṭār)