How to say “saffron” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “z3fran”; in Algerian, “za3fran”.
In Moroccan Darija
z3fran زعفران
A noun meaning “saffron”; “yellow food colouring”.
كاين عندك زعفران؟: “Do you have saffron?”
In Algerian Darja
za3fran زعفران
A noun meaning “saffron”; “yellow colorant sold as saffron”.
حطي شوية زعفران في المرقة: “Put a little saffron in the sauce.”