kif-kif
French
editEtymology
editAt first in soldiers’ slang among the Armée d’Afrique. From common Algerian Arabic كيف كيف (kīf kīf, “the same; in the same way”), from كيف (kīf, “how; like”), itself from Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkif-kif (invariable)
- (informal) same, alike
- Synonyms: pareil, pareillement, kif-kif bourricot
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kif-kif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.