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beur
Beur is a verlan (French slang) term for a descendant of immigrants of North African origin living in France. The word is a reversal of the syllables for the word "Arab" (arabe in French). It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain. Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term rebeu as a synonym. A female beur can be called a beurette.
Beurs have their origin in the countries of the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria).
People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture
- Amine
- Azouz Begag
- Farid Boudjellal
- Nina Bouraoui
- Rachida Dati
- Djamel Debbouze
- Faudel
- Gad Elmaleh
- Kelma
- Nâdiya
- Mehdi Charef
- Mustapha Raïth
- Ni putes ni soumises
- Orchestre national de Barbès
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Rachid Taha
- Rim'K
- Sam Touzani
- Samy Naceri
- Smaïn
- Zebda (The Arabic word for butter, translated as beurre in French)
- Zinedine Zidane
See also
- Dekasegi, an equivalent term used in Japan to describe naturalized Japanese citizens of Latin-American descent
- Zainichi Koreans, an equivalent term used in Japan to describe ethnic Koreans living there
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