How to say “cake” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “7lwa”; in Algerian, “gato”; in Tunisian, “gato”.
In Moroccan Darija
7lwa حلوة
A noun meaning “cake, pastry”; “sweet, candy”; “sweet (feminine of 7lou)”.
عفاك زيدني حلوة أخرى: “Please give me another cake.”
In Algerian Darja
gato الڨاطو
A noun meaning “cake”; “biscuit, small cake”; “pastry, small sweet cake”.
ماما دارت ڨاطو للعيد ميلاد تاعي: “Mom made a cake for my birthday.”
In Tunisian Derja
gato قاطو
A noun meaning “cake”; “birthday cake”.
عملت قاطو بالشكلاطة لعيد ميلادها.: “I made a chocolate cake for her birthday.”