machroub مشروب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“machroub” (مشروب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning drink, beverage.
Meanings
- drink, beverage
- alcoholic drink
Usage
Machroub means a drink in general: juice, soda, herbal tea. The word comes from standard Arabic, but it is common in derja, especially in cafés, in restaurants, on menus and in advertising. In casual conversation, people often say "hajja tichrob" (something to drink) or the specific name of the drink instead. Depending on the context, machroub can also imply alcohol, as in "machroubet" (alcoholic drinks). The most common plural is machroubet. A frequent construction is machroub + name of the flavor, for example machroub zanjabil (ginger drink).
Example
شنوة تحب مشروب؟ عصير ولا قازوز؟
chnowa t7eb machroub? 3assir walla gazouz?
“What drink do you want? Juice or soda?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “machroub” but also “mashroub”, “machrob” and “mechroub”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “machroub” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “drink, beverage”; “a drink (to have together)”: machrob in Moroccan.