brouita برويطة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“brouita” (برويطة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wheelbarrow.
Meanings
- wheelbarrow
- street vendor's cart
- a whole load, lots
Usage
Brouita first refers to the wheelbarrow used on construction sites and in gardens. The word also covers the handcart of street vendors, which in Tunisia has become a symbol of small informal commerce. In a figurative, colloquial sense, brouita followed by a noun means "a large quantity", often with irony: brouita chhayed is said of someone who has "a wheelbarrow of diplomas". The plural is brawet. Pronunciation and spelling waver between brouita and barwita.
Example
هزّ الرّملة بالبرويطة.
hezz e-ramla bel brouita.
“He carried the sand with the wheelbarrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “brouita” but also “barwita”, “brwita”, “berouita” and “brouyta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “brouita” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “wheelbarrow”; “vendor's handcart”: berwita in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wheelbarrow”: barwita in Algerian.