satour ساطور
Tunisian Derja · noun
“satour” (ساطور) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning cleaver, butcher's chopper.
Meanings
- cleaver, butcher's chopper
Usage
Sâtour refers to the large knife with a broad, heavy blade that butchers use to cut meat and break bones. It is also found in family kitchens, especially when cutting up the sheep for Eid. The plural is "swaṭer". The word appears in news reports, where it designates a weapon, and is sometimes used as a comparison for something that cuts cleanly. The register is neutral. Do not confuse it with "sekkina", the ordinary knife.
Example
الجزار قص العظم بالساطور
el jazzar qass el 3dham bel satour
“The butcher cut the bone with the cleaver.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “satour” but also “sator”, “satoor” and “sattour”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.