"alakazam" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Unknown, with various theories ranging from spontaneous usage as a nonsense chant, to less likely sources from Arabic, Latin, and Hindi. Some etymologists suggest an origin from Arabic ⁧القَسَم⁩ (al-qasam, “the oath”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{cog|ar|قسم|القَسَم|the oath}} Arabic ⁧القَسَم⁩ (al-qasam, “the oath”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} alakazam
  1. A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam. Categories (topical): Magic words Translations (magic word used in conjuring): alakazam (French), alakazam (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-alakazam-en-intj-MVDJYQjL Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup

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