wez وز
Moroccan Darija · noun
“wez” (وز) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning geese (collective).
Meanings
- geese (collective)
Usage
Wez is a collective noun meaning geese in general. For a single goose, one says wezza. The word is used mostly in the countryside and in the context of raising poultry. In towns it is heard less, and not much in Moroccan cooking. Foie gras is sometimes called "lkebda dyal lwez", but the French word is often used as is. In speech, the z is pronounced strongly and the vowel is short. Not to be confused with bberk (ducks).
Example
ف هاد الفيرمة كيربيو الوز
f had lfirma kayrebbiw lwez
“On this farm, they raise geese.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wez” but also “waz”, “wazz”, “ouaz” and “wezz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.