borghol برغل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“borghol” (برغل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bulgur, cracked wheat.
Meanings
- bulgur, cracked wheat
- bulgur dish
Usage
Borghol is durum wheat that has been precooked, dried and then cracked, and is prepared like couscous or rice. In Tunisia it is often cooked as a stew with vegetables, chickpeas, broad beans or meat, or steamed. It is a popular family food, associated with everyday cooking and with winter. One says, for example, kosksi borghol or borghol bel 7out (with fish). The word is uncountable and masculine. The English "bulgur" comes from the same word, so the term is easy to recognize.
Example
أمي طيبت برغل بالحمص اليوم.
ommi tayyebet borghol bel 7ommos lyoum.
“My mother cooked bulgur with chickpeas today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “borghol” but also “bourghol”, “borghel” and “burghul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.