How to say “butcher” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “gzzar”; in Tunisian, “jazzar”.
In Moroccan Darija
gzzar ڭزّار
A noun meaning “butcher (meat seller)”; “brutal or clumsy person (figurative)”.
شريت كيلو ديال اللحم عند الڭزّار.: “I bought a kilo of meat at the butcher's.”
In Tunisian Derja
jazzar جزار
A noun meaning “butcher”; “brutal, bloodthirsty person”.
مشيت للجزار شريت كيلو لحم: “I went to the butcher's and bought a kilo of meat.”