serdouk سردوك
Algerian Darja · noun
“serdouk” (سردوك) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning rooster.
Meanings
- rooster
- proud, vain man (figurative)
Usage
Serdouk is the common word for the rooster. The hen is djadja. The plural is sradek. It is used literally for farmyard poultry, for example to mention the rooster's crow at early morning. Figuratively, it describes a man who struts around or acts proud. It is also used in jokes that contrast serdouk and djadja to distinguish male from female. The register is common and familiar. It should not be confused with ferrouj, which refers rather to the chicken or the young rooster.
Example
السردوك يعيّط كل صباح
serdouk y3ayyat kol sbe7
“The rooster crows every morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “serdouk” but also “sardouk”, “serdok”, “sardok” and “srdouk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “serdouk” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “rooster”: sardouk in Tunisian.