9echra قشرة

Moroccan Darija · noun

“9echra” (قشرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning peel, skin of a fruit or vegetable.

Meanings

1. peel, skin of a fruit or vegetable
2. shell (of an egg), bark
3. crust, outer layer

Usage

9echra first refers to what you remove when peeling: the skin of an orange, a potato, an onion. It is also used for an eggshell, tree bark, or any thin outer layer. The usual plural is 9chour. The related verb is 9chchar, "to peel". The word is neutral and used mainly in cooking and household tasks. Note: for an animal's shell or a fish's scale, this word is not always used. Do not confuse it with 9char, which carries the idea of scraping.

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9echra” but also “9ochra”, “9chra”, “qechra” and “kechra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.

Type “9echra” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “peel, skin (fruit, vegetable)”; “bark, crust, shell”: 9echra in Tunisian.