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what is Franco-arabic?

I hear this name a lot. I don't know where this synonym came from. It mean That the writer will write a thing in the arabic language but not in the arabic letters.
for example :
7omar-  -- donkey حمار

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Anonymous said…
Franco Arabic in music refers to a style similar to modern Arabic Pop where there is a fusion of Arabic and Western music. Leading artists in this genre include Dalida and Aldo who had a couple of huge hits in the mid - late 90's with Yalla and Mish Momkin.
Both can be found in Wikipedia

Hope it helps...great music too by the way
November 8, 2007 at 12:47:00 PM PST
Anonymous said…
hey, Franco is for french language, is not it?
November 9, 2007 at 1:20:00 AM PST
Anonymous said…
The literal translation is French but in much the same way as the term 'Lingua Franca' it is applied as a generic term for foreign in a western sense
November 10, 2007 at 4:13:00 AM PST
Anonymous said…
It makes sense.
shukran ;)
November 10, 2007 at 11:41:00 PM PST
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