douda دودة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“douda” (دودة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning worm.
Meanings
- worm
- caterpillar, larva
Usage
Douda is the singular noun: one worm, one larva, one caterpillar. The collective is doud, for example fih doud "there are worms in it", said of spoiled fruit or infested flour. The word is also used for the silkworm and for earthworms. It is neutral and everyday, mostly in cooking, in the garden or about spoiled food. Note: some fixed expressions found online around this word are not all Tunisian. The basic meaning remains the animal.
Example
فما دودة في التفاحة
famma douda fi ttoffe7a
“There is a worm in the apple.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “douda” but also “dooda”, “duda” and “doda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “douda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “worm (single)”; “maggot”: douda in Moroccan.