gzzar ڭزّار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“gzzar” (ڭزّار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning butcher (meat seller).
Meanings
- butcher (meat seller)
- brutal or clumsy person (figurative)
Usage
Gzzar is the usual word for the butcher, the person who cuts and sells meat. It is also used for the person who slaughters the sheep during the sacrifice festival. The place where he works is called l-gzara, "the butcher's shop". You say mchit 3nd l-gzzar, "I went to the butcher's". The plural is gzzara. Figuratively and informally, someone brutal or clumsy can be called a gzzar, for example a hairdresser or a doctor who does poor work. The pronunciation with g corresponds to the letter q of Standard Arabic. The doubled zz must be clearly marked when speaking.
Example
شريت كيلو ديال اللحم عند الڭزّار.
chrit kilo dyal l-l7em 3nd l-gzzar.
“I bought a kilo of meat at the butcher's.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gzzar” but also “guezzar”, “gazzar” and “gezzar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.