mazout مازوط
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mazout” (مازوط) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning diesel, gas oil.
Meanings
- diesel, gas oil
- fuel oil, fuel
Usage
Mazout is the usual word for the diesel used in cars, trucks, tractors or generators. It is contrasted with petrol, called essence or bnzin. Beware of the false friend: in French, "mazout" mainly suggests heating oil, whereas in Tunisia the word refers first of all to the diesel fuel you buy at the station. It is used in sentences like "el karhba temchi bel mazout" (the car runs on diesel). The word also comes up in conversations about fuel shortages or prices. Neutral, everyday register.
Example
الكرهبة متاعي تمشي بالمازوط.
el karhba mte3i temchi bel mazout.
“My car runs on diesel.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mazout” but also “mazzout” and “mazot”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mazout” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “diesel, diesel fuel”; “fuel oil, heating oil”: mazot in Moroccan.