douda دودة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“douda” (دودة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning worm (single).
Meanings
- worm (single)
- maggot
Usage
Douda is the singular of doud, "worms," and refers to a single worm or maggot. It is found in fruit, in soil or in spoiled food. The counting plural is doudat, used when counting: jouj doudat, "two worms." To talk about worms in general, the collective doud is preferred. The word belongs to the ordinary, neutral register. In everyday speech it can also mean a caterpillar.
Example
لقيت دودة ف هاد التفاحة
l9it douda f had tteffa7a
“I found a worm in this apple.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “douda” but also “doda”, “duda” and “dooda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “douda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “worm”; “caterpillar, larva”: douda in Tunisian.