drabou درابو
Tunisian Derja · noun
“drabou” (درابو) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning flag.
Meanings
- flag
- supporters' banner
Usage
Drabou is the common adapted borrowing of French drapeau, "flag". It is heard for the national flag ("drabou tounes") and above all in the football world, for the club banners and flags that supporters wave in the stands. The p becomes b, as often in loanwords. The standard word 3lam, more formal, is used in writing and in official speeches. Informal register, very common in speech. The most common plural is drabouwet.
Example
الجمهور هزّ الدرابو في الكورفا
el jomhour hazz el drabou fil corva
“The fans waved the flag in the end stand.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “drabou” but also “drapo”, “drabo” and “drapou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.