Dictionary

chaoui

/ʃa.wi/

noun, masculine/ʃa.wi/

Berber (language)

From Chaouis.

adjective/ʃa.wi/

Berber (relating to people who speak the Berber language)

From Chaouis.

noun, masculine/ʃa.wi/plural: chaouis

raccoon, coon

Synonyms: raton laveur, chat sauvage, chat-chouage

Related: chaoui cyprière

Borrowed from Louisiana Creole shawi, from Choctaw shaui (“raccoon”).