derder دردر

Moroccan Darija · verb

“derder” (دردر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to sprinkle, to dust.

Meanings

1. to sprinkle, to dust
2. to scatter, to spread

Usage

Derder means to spread a small quantity of something in a fine shower: salt, sugar, cinnamon, grated chocolate, seeds. It is used a lot in cooking, especially in recipes, with 3la for the target surface: derder s-sukkar 3la l-7lwa (sprinkle the sugar on the cake). The gesture it evokes is light and scattered, unlike kheb (to pour). The word can also describe scattering objects. It belongs to the informal, everyday register.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “derder” but also “drdr”, “dardar” and “dérdér”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “derder” on the Arabic keyboard