How to say “cudgel” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “hrawa”; in Algerian, “zerwata”.
In Moroccan Darija
hrawa هراوة
A noun meaning “thick stick, cudgel”; “truncheon”.
جا شاد هراوة فيدو: “He arrived with a cudgel in his hand.”
In Algerian Darja
zerwata زرواطة
A noun meaning “cudgel, thick stick”; “baton (police)”.
البوليس كانوا شادّين الزرواطات في يديهم.: “The police were holding their batons in their hands.”