How to say “peacock” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “tawes” and “tawous”; in Tunisian, “tawes”.
In Moroccan Darija
tawes طاوس
A noun meaning “peacock”; “vain, showy person”.
كيتمشى بحال الطاوس: “He struts around like a peacock.”
tawous طاووس
A noun meaning “peacock”.
شفت طاووس فالجنان: “I saw a peacock in the garden.”
In Tunisian Derja
tawes طاوس
A noun meaning “peacock”.
يمشي كيف الطاوس، شايخ على روحو.: “He walks like a peacock, full of himself.”