chabin

== Antillean Creole == === Etymology === From French chabine. === Noun === chabin female equivalent of chaben ==== Usage notes ==== In Caribbean French Kwéyòl (spoken in e.g. Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Dominica) this term is used without a gendered article, and to refer to women of African descent with pale skin (and more specifically, those with red, gold, blonde or light-brown hair). The masculine form of the word is "chaben", and the plural forms are "chabins" and "chabens". In the Kwéyòl-speaking Caribbean islands, the term is sometimes used as an adjective when included in English sentences e.g. "the chabin girl". == French == === Alternative forms === shabin === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa.bɛ̃/ === Noun === chabin m (plural chabins, feminine chabine) sheep-goat hybrid, "geep" (Antilles, slang) a person of African descent with pale skin === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “chabin”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 309