单词 | Ouled Nail |
释义 | Ouled Nail/ˈuːlɛd ˈnʌɪl/ /ˈuːlɪd ˈnʌɪl/(also Ouled-Nail, Ouled Naïl, Ouled-Naïl) noun 1A member of a nomadic Algerian Arab people now mainly inhabiting a mountainous area of northern Algeria on the edge of the Sahara Desert. Chiefly in unchanged plural. 2An Algerian Arab woman who works as a dancing girl in the cities of North Africa. Also (occasionally): the dance performed by such a dancing girl. adjective Of, relating to, or designating a North African dancing girl or the Algerian Arab people from which most such girls originated. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From French Ouled Naïl from Maghribi Arabic Ulēd Nā'il, lit. ‘children of Nā'il’, the name of an Algerian Arab people from which many dancing girls originated. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。