toubib

French

Etymology

From 19th-century military slang, borrowed from Algerian Arabic طبيب (ṭbīb), from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb, “doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.bib/

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Noun

toubib m (plural toubibs)

1. (informal) medic, doc

   Synonym: médecin

Further reading

• “toubib”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.