makrout المقروط
Algerian Darja · noun
“makrout” (المقروط) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning date-filled semolina pastry.
Meanings
- date-filled semolina pastry
- girls (slang, rare figurative use)
Usage
El maqrout is a traditional pastry: a semolina dough filled with date paste, cut into diamonds, then fried or baked and often soaked in honey. It is prepared mainly for celebrations, especially Eid al-Fitr, and for hosting guests. The word works as a collective noun ("dert el maqrout", I made makrouts), and a single piece is called maqrouta. Online, it is also found in slang to refer to girls. This use is colloquial, rare and a bit mocking; it is best avoided.
Example
يما دارت المقروط للعيد
yemma dart el maqrout lel 3id
“Mom made makrouts for Eid.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “makrout” but also “maqrout”, “almakrout” and “mekrout”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.