Indulgences

1. شباكية

   shbākīya

   Chebakia

   Usage

   A flower-shaped fried dough with sesame and spices, soaked in honey. A must during Ramadan, served with harira.

   Grammar Note

   A noun naming the item. The spelling is checked against dictionaries, Wikipedia and DODa; said alone it works as the name.

2. غريبة

   ghrība

   Ghriba

   Usage

   A crumbly round cookie made with semolina or almonds, the standard thing to eat with tea.

   Grammar Note

   Same spelling as the adjective "strange"; context decides.

3. فقاس

   fqqās

   Fekkas

   Usage

   A hard twice-baked biscuit with almonds or aniseed, dunked in tea or coffee.

   Grammar Note

   The title on the Darija Wikipedia is فقاس.

4. سلو

   sellū

   Sellou

   Usage

   A powdery sweet of toasted flour, sesame, almonds and honey, served in Ramadan and to new mothers.

   Grammar Note

   The Darija Wikipedia spells it سلو.

5. كعب لغزال

   kaʿb l-ghzāl

   Gazelle horns

   Usage

   A crescent pastry filled with almond paste. The name literally means "gazelle's ankle".

   Grammar Note

   Kaʿb means "ankle/heel" and ghzāl "gazelle". The Darija Wikipedia lists it as "كعب لغزال (حلوى)".

6. محنشة

   mḥanncha

   M'hanncha

   Usage

   An almond-paste roll in thin pastry, coiled and baked. The name comes from the word for "snake".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in DODa as "mhancha".

7. قريشلات

   qrīshlāt

   Qrichlat

   Usage

   Small biscuits baked around Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in DODa's food list and on the Arabic Wikipedia. It is named in its plural form.

8. كاوكاو

   kāwkāw

   Peanuts

   Usage

   Roasted peanuts, in the shell or salted, sold by weight at street corners and markets.

   Grammar Note

   A noun naming the item. The spelling is checked against dictionaries, Wikipedia and DODa; said alone it works as the name.

9. زريعة

   zrīʿa

   Seeds (sunflower)

   Usage

   Salted roasted seeds, usually sunflower, bought by weight and eaten while walking.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary meaning is "seed"; the snack sense comes from context.

10. تمر

    tmer

    Dates

    Usage

    Dates, the first thing eaten at sunset in Ramadan, with milk or tea. The south-east around Erfoud is a growing area.

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in DODa (several example sentences).

11. أملو

    amlū

    Amlou

    Usage

    A paste of roasted almonds, argan oil and honey, eaten spread on bread.

    Grammar Note

    A spread that comes from the Souss region; attested in DODa example sentences.

12. هندية

    handīya

    Prickly pear

    Usage

    A summer street fruit that the seller peels for you, kept cold; often found next to juice stalls.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses هندية as "prickly pear"; the same spelling is also the feminine of "Indian".

13. فاكية

    fākya

    Dried fruit and nuts

    Usage

    Nuts and dried fruit sold by weight at markets: dried figs, dates, almonds and the like.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives "dried fruit; fruit".

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