mouz موز
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mouz” (موز) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning banana (fruit).
Meanings
- banana (fruit)
- bananas (collective)
Usage
Mouz means the banana, both the fruit and bananas in general. It is a collective noun: you say chrit mouz for "I bought bananas". For a single fruit, use mouza or une mouza. In towns you also often hear banane, borrowed from French, and the two words coexist with no difference in meaning. Mouz is common at the market, in juice and fruit salad recipes, and in conversations about prices. An English speaker should avoid adding a plural: the collective mouz is enough.
Example
جبتلك كيلو موز من السوق
jebtlek kilo mouz mel souk
“I brought you a kilo of bananas from the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mouz” but also “moz”, “mooz” and “mouuz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.