khoukh خوخ
Tunisian Derja · noun
“khoukh” (خوخ) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning peach (fruit).
Meanings
- peach (fruit)
- peach tree
Usage
Khoukh means peach, a summer fruit widely eaten in Tunisia. The word is collective: khoukh, "peaches", and khoukha, "a peach". Khoukh bou tbaga refers to the flat peach, which is very popular and often mentioned with humor. It is bought by the kilo: kilo khoukh. Note: khoukh does not mean "plum", which is 3wina in Tunisia. The word is also used for the tree itself, chajrat khoukh.
Example
شريت كيلو خوخ من السوق.
chrit kilo khoukh mel souq.
“I bought a kilo of peaches at the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khoukh” but also “5ou5”, “khokh” and “khoukha”. 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 “khoukh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “peaches (the fruit, collective)”; “peach tree”: khoukh in Moroccan.