khoukha خوخة
Algerian Darja · noun
“khoukha” (خوخة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning peach (fruit).
Meanings
- peach (fruit)
- affectionate female nickname
Usage
Khoukha means the peach, the fruit. The collective noun is khokh, "peaches", and the plural is khoukhat. It is heard at the market and at home. Khoukha is also an affectionate female first name or nickname. It is borne notably by an actress known from Algerian comedy series, which explains its frequency in online comments. Depending on the context, one must therefore distinguish the fruit from the person. The word can also describe a round, rosy cheek, a common image among children.
Example
شريت كيلو خوخ، الخوخة هاذي حلوة بزاف
chrit kilo khokh, el khoukha hadi 7lowa bezzaf
“I bought a kilo of peaches, this peach is very sweet.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khoukha” but also “khokha”, “5ou5a” and “khoukhaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khoukha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “a peach (single fruit)”: khoukha in Moroccan.