brouda برودة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“brouda” (برودة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning cold (illness).
Meanings
- cold (illness)
- coldness, chill
Usage
In Tunisia, brouda mainly means a cold or chill: "3andi brouda" means "I caught a cold" or "I have a cold". "Dwé mta3 brouda" is used for cold medicine. The word also keeps its meaning of coldness or coolness, for the weather or a drink. It is also heard figuratively, for a person's coldness or lack of enthusiasm. Pitfall for an English speaker: no verb like "catch" is used. The possessive construction with 3and is enough, as for any illness.
Example
عندي برودة من البارح، ما نجمتش نخرج.
3andi brouda mel bera7, ma njemtech nokhrej.
“I've had a cold since yesterday, I couldn't go out.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “brouda” but also “bourouda”, “broda” and “bruda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “brouda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “cold, coolness”; “coldness, indifference, composure”: brouda in Moroccan.