chouia
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See also: chouïa
French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
chouia m (plural chouias)
- (Central Africa) brochette, grilled meat
Etymology 2[edit]
Variant forms.
Adverb[edit]
chouia
- Alternative form of chouïa
- 2004, David Foenkinos, Le potentiel érotique de ma femme [Erotic Potential of My Wife]:
- Brigitte, c’était prometteur; un chouia étrange, mais pourquoi pas? On n’a malheureusement jamais le choix du prénom des personnes rencontrées.
- ‘Brigitte’ was promising; a bit weird, but why not? You never get to choose what people you meet will be called, unfortunately.
Further reading[edit]
- “chouia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.