How to say “brush” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “chita”; in Algerian, “chita”.
In Moroccan Darija
chita شيتا
A noun meaning “brush”; “clothes or shoe brush”.
عطيني الشيتة نمسح صباطي: “Hand me the brush so I can wipe my shoes.”
In Algerian Darja
chita شيتة
A noun meaning “brush”; “flattery, sucking up (figurative)”.
هاداك غير يدير الشيتة للشاف باش يطلعوه.: “That guy only sucks up to the boss to get promoted.”