How to say “prickly pear” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “kermous nsara” and “karmous hendi”; in Tunisian, “hindi”.
In Moroccan Darija
kermous nsara كرموس النصارى
A noun meaning “prickly pear, cactus fruit”; “prickly pear cactus (the plant)”.
شريت كرموس النصارى من الطريق: “I bought prickly pears from the roadside.”
karmous hendi كرموس هندي
A noun meaning “prickly pear (the fruit)”; “prickly pear cactus”.
شريت كيلو ديال الكرموس الهندي: “I bought a kilo of prickly pears.”
In Tunisian Derja
hindi هندي
A noun meaning “prickly pear (cactus fruit)”; “prickly pear cactus”; “Indian, from India”.
الهندي طاب، نشريو كيلو؟: “The prickly pears are ripe, shall we buy a kilo?”