kawkaw كاوكاو
Moroccan Darija · noun
“kawkaw” (كاوكاو) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning peanuts, groundnuts.
Meanings
- peanuts, groundnuts
Usage
Kawkaw means peanuts, whether roasted, salted or in the shell. They are bought by weight from the dried-fruit seller (the moul l-fakya). The word is used as a collective noun, with no plural: you say "kilo dial kawkaw". It also appears in "amlou dial kawkaw", a peanut-based spread that replaces the almonds of traditional amlou. Peanuts often accompany tea or serve as a snack. Note: the word does not mean nuts and dried fruit in general, nor cocoa.
Example
كليت كيلو ديال كاوكاو
klit kilo dial kawkaw
“I ate a kilo of peanuts.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kawkaw” but also “kaoukaou”, “kawkao” and “kaukau”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kawkaw” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “peanuts, groundnuts”: kawkaw in Algerian.