"nawak" meaning in French

See nawak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /na.wak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nawak.wav
Etymology: From a shortening of portnawak, a verlan form of n’importe quoi. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|portnawak}} portnawak, {{glink|verlan}} verlan, {{m|fr|n'importe quoi}} n’importe quoi Head templates: {{fr-pron}} nawak
  1. (informal, Verlan) nonsense, rubbish, gibberish Tags: informal Synonyms: n'importe quoi, n'importe nawak
    Sense id: en-nawak-fr-pron--EZHj8Sy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French pronouns, Verlan

Download JSON data for nawak meaning in French (1.7kB)

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        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
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