chakchouka شكشوكة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chakchouka” (شكشوكة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning eggs cooked in tomato and pepper sauce.
Meanings
- eggs cooked in tomato and pepper sauce
Usage
Chakchouka refers to a family dish: peppers and tomatoes simmered in a pan, often with onion, garlic and spices, with eggs cracked over the top at the end of cooking. It is eaten hot, with bread, at lunch or dinner. The word is known in Morocco, but simpler descriptions of the dish are also heard there, such as "bid b maticha" (eggs with tomato). Do not confuse chakchouka with taktouka, a cooked salad of peppers and tomatoes served without eggs. The word is feminine.
Example
ماما دارت لينا شكشوكة للعشا.
mama dart lina chakchouka l3cha.
“Mum made us chakchouka for dinner.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chakchouka” but also “chakchoka” and “chekchouka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chakchouka” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “stewed vegetables with eggs”; “jumble, mishmash”: chakchouka in Tunisian.