How to say “pig” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “7allouf” and “khanzir”; in Tunisian, “5enzir”.
In Moroccan Darija
7allouf حلّوف
A noun meaning “pig, pork animal”; “wild boar”; “insult: dirty, coarse person”.
كاين الحلّوف بزّاف فهاد الغابة: “There are lots of wild boars in this forest.”
khanzir خنزير
A noun meaning “pig, hog”; “wild boar”.
هادا ماشي لحم الخنزير: “This is not pork.”
In Tunisian Derja
5enzir خنزير
A noun meaning “pig, pork”; “insult: filthy or vile person”.
فكّرتوني بالنكتة متاع الخنزير اللي يحبّ يبدّل اسمه: “You reminded me of the joke about the pig who wants to change his name.”