briouat بريوات
Moroccan Darija · noun
“briouat” (بريوات) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning briouats (stuffed pastries).
Meanings
- briouats (stuffed pastries)
Usage
Briwat are small Moroccan pastries made of warqa sheets folded into triangles or cigar shapes, then fried or baked. There are savory ones, filled with minced meat, chicken, fish or cheese, and sweet ones, made with almonds and dipped in honey. They are served during Ramadan, at celebrations and at receptions. The singular is briwa. The filling is often specified: briwat b lkefta, briwat b llouz. In French, the word came through as "briouates", the most common spelling.
Example
ميمتي دارت البريوات باللوز
mimti dart lbriwat bellouz
“My mother made almond briouats.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “briouat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.