"kif-kif" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /kif.kif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-kif-kif.wav
Etymology: At 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). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|arq|كيف كيف|t=the same; in the same way|tr=kīf kīf}} Algerian Arabic كيف كيف (kīf kīf, “the same; in the same way”), {{m|arq|كيف|t=how; like|tr=kīf}} كيف (kīf, “how; like”), {{der|fr|ar|كَيْفَ}} Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa) Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=yes}} kif-kif (invariable)
  1. (informal) same, alike Wikipedia link: Army of Africa (France) Tags: informal, invariable Synonyms: pareil, pareillement, kif-kif bourricot Derived forms: c’est kif-kif
    Sense id: en-kif-kif-fr-adj-PaY1q3v1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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