tout توت

Tunisian Derja · noun

“tout” (توت) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mulberries, fruits of the mulberry tree.

Meanings

1. mulberries, fruits of the mulberry tree
2. mulberry tree

Usage

The word tout refers to mulberries, the small black or white fruits of the mulberry tree, eaten fresh in summer. It is most often used as a collective: tout for the fruit in general and touta for a single mulberry. The tree is chajrat tout. Common pitfall online: the Arabic spelling توت is also used to transcribe the French word "tout" (dou tout façon, "de toute façon"). Context distinguishes them. For strawberry, fraise is used instead.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tout” but also “toot”, “tut” and “touta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tout” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “mulberry (fruit)”; “berry (small fruit)”: tout in Moroccan.