toubib
French edit
Etymology edit
From 19th-century military slang, borrowed from Algerian Arabic طبيب (ṭbīb), from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb, “doctor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toubib m (plural toubibs)
Further reading edit
- “toubib”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.