sferjel سفرجل
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sferjel” (سفرجل) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning quince.
Meanings
- quince
Usage
Sferjel means quince, an autumn fruit that is rarely eaten raw. It is mostly cooked: "tajine b sferjel" combines lamb or beef with quinces caramelized in honey and cinnamon. It is a very popular seasonal dish. Quinces are also made into jam. The same word is used for the fruit and for the tree. It is often used without counting the fruits ("chrit sferjel"). To talk about a single quince, say "sferjla".
Example
طيبت طاجين باللحم والسفرجل
tiyebt tajine b l7em w sferjel
“I cooked a tajine with meat and quince.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sferjel” but also “sfarjal”, “sfrjel” and “safarjal”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.