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/ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/

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Translation

shop, store

Word origin

From Arabic makhazin ('storehouses'), the plural of makhzan, reaching French through Italian magazzino. The same Arabic source gives English magazine.

Origin
Arabic
Root
makhzan
English cognates
magazine

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmagasins

Examples

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The shop opens at nine in the morning.

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He works in a shoe shop.

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This shop is closed on Sundays.

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The shop opens at nine in the morning.

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I am going shopping with my sister on Saturday.

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This word is part of lesson 19.