karrousa كروسة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“karrousa” (كروسة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning horse-drawn cart or carriage.
Meanings
- horse-drawn cart or carriage
- baby stroller, pram
Usage
Karrousa first means the cart or carriage drawn by a horse or donkey, still seen in some towns and in the countryside, or on tourist rides. By extension, karrousa mta3 sghar or simply karrousa means a child's stroller or pram. Context is usually enough to tell the two senses apart. The word is feminine and informal; its usual plural is karrousat. For a supermarket cart, other words are generally used, often the French "chariot".
Example
ركبنا في كرّوسة في الحمامات
rkebna fi karrousa fel hammamet
“We took a horse-drawn carriage in Hammamet.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “karrousa” but also “karousa”, “karossa”, “karroussa” and “carrousa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “karrousa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “handcart”; “animal-drawn cart”: karrossa in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “car, banger”; “cart”: karrossa in Algerian.