korjit كورجيط
Moroccan Darija · noun
“korjit” (كورجيط) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning courgette, zucchini.
Meanings
- courgette, zucchini
Usage
Korjit is a loanword from French courgette, adapted to Moroccan pronunciation with a final emphatic t. It is the most common word at the market and at home for this vegetable, very present in couscous and tajines. It is treated as a collective noun: "chrit korjit" (I bought courgettes). For a single courgette, one can say "wa7d lkorjita". Depending on region and family, you also hear slaouia or gar3a for similar squashes.
Example
درت الكسكسو بالكورجيط والخيزو
dert lkeskso b lkorjit w lkhizou
“I made couscous with courgettes and carrots.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “korjit” but also “kourjit” and “korjite”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.