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Another widely used one being “arabe” which became “rebeu” and then “beur”. Hence the “black-blanc-beur” generation of the 98 French World Cup.

• joss82 7y ago
  It’s beur THEN rebeu but yep you got the spirit.
• jek0 7y ago
  You'll also hear frequently "rabza" for "les arabes". The liaison between the "s" and "a", prononced "za", is incorporated in into the next word before it is inverted.
• ekianjo 7y ago
  Beur came before Rebeu...