khodhra خضرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“khodhra” (خضرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning vegetables.
Meanings
- vegetables
- greenery, vegetation
Usage
Khodhra is a singular collective noun meaning vegetables in general: "chrit el khodhra mel marché" (I bought the vegetables at the market). It takes singular agreement, whereas English uses a plural. The word appears in many dishes: "marqet khodhra" (vegetable stew), "couscous bel khodhra". The vegetable seller is called the khaddher. By extension, khodhra can mean the greenery or vegetation of a place. Do not confuse it with the adjective khadhra, feminine of akhdhar (green).
Example
لازمك تاكل برشا خضرة
lezmek tekel barcha khodhra
“You have to eat lots of vegetables.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khodhra” but also “khodra”, “5odhra”, “5odra” and “khadhra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khodhra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “vegetables”; “greenery, vegetation”: khodra in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “vegetables”; “produce (market fruit and veg)”: khodra in Algerian.