brouda برودة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“brouda” (برودة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning cold, coolness.
Meanings
- cold, coolness
- coldness, indifference, composure
Usage
Brouda first means the sensation of cold or coolness, of the weather, a room or a drink. For the cold of winter, lberd is also often used. Figuratively, brouda describes someone's attitude: lack of warmth, indifference, or unshakable calm. The expression bkoul brouda means "coldly", "with total detachment". Of a person you say fih lbrouda, "he is cold, apathetic". Depending on the context, this coldness is a reproach or, on the contrary, highlights admirable composure.
Example
دخلات البرودة، لبس شي حاجة
dkhlat lbrouda, lbes chi 7aja
“The cold has set in, put something on.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “brouda” but also “bourouda”, “broda”, “bruda” and “barouda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “brouda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “cold (illness)”; “coldness, chill”: brouda in Tunisian.