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In French the meaning is literally "see there".
They mean the Arabian term has also been adopted by French youths
I thought they did, but collaquial use of them is the same, and the pronunciation is close. Why is it the Arabian term and not mimicry of the American pronunciation of a term that's been in the language since the 1700s?
No, in France voilà comes from "see there" as you said, and wallah is used as a slang meaning "I swear to god". Colloquial use are very different.
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