bstila بسطيلة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“bstila” (بسطيلة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pastilla (layered pie).
Meanings
- pastilla (layered pie)
Usage
Bstila refers to pastilla, a pie made of very thin sheets of pastry (warqa). The classic version is sweet and savory, with pigeon or chicken, almonds, cinnamon and powdered sugar. There is also a seafood pastilla, and a milk version served as dessert. It is a festive dish, prepared for weddings, receptions and big occasions. In French, people generally say "pastilla", more rarely "bastilla". In darija, the initial b is the normal pronunciation.
Example
أحسن بسطيلة كليت
ahsan bastila klit
“The best pastilla I've ever eaten.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bstila” but also “bastila”, “bestila”, “bastilla” and “pastilla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bstila” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “pastilla, stuffed filo pie”: bastila in Algerian.