brika بريكة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“brika” (بريكة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning brik, fried pastry in thin sheet.
Meanings
- brik, fried pastry in thin sheet
- brik pastry sheet (malsouka)
Usage
Brika refers to the brik, a Tunisian speciality: a very thin sheet of pastry (malsouka), filled and then fried. The best-known version is the egg brik, often with tuna, parsley and capers, served during Ramadan. The filling is specified with bi: brika bel 3dham (with egg). The "fingers" (swabe3 brik) are briks rolled into cigar shapes. The plural is brik. Pitfall: the English gloss "lighter" comes from a confusion with the cigarette lighter, which in Tunisia is rather called brikè or briquet.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “brika” but also “brik” and “brikaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.