dodane دودان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“dodane” (دودان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning worms (animals), maggots.
Meanings
- worms (animals), maggots
Usage
Doudane is a plural of douda ("worm"). It refers to earthworms, maggots in fruit or spoiled meat, and also intestinal worms. It's used in everyday speech to talk about spoiled food: "el ghalla fiha doudane" (the fruit is wormy). The collective form doud also exists and is often used in the same sense. Both forms are more common than the singular when talking about worms in number. The word is not an insult and remains neutral and informal in register.
Example
التفاح هذا فيه الدودان، ما تاكلوش.
ettoffe7 hedha fih eddoudane, ma tekloush.
“These apples have worms, don't eat them.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dodane” but also “doudane”, “didan” and “dodan”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.