All dialects: black pepper

[Hemza]

[Moderator's Note: The following discussion is split from here]

Pepper = Bżar (Again this is different from Arabic)

Hello,

First of all, it's wonderful to have a Maltese speaker on the forum . I can reply to two of your questions:

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Pepper: In Morocco, "black pepper" is referred as ابزار/ibzaar. But I don't know its origin nor if it's used in Algeria and Tunisia.

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[tounsi51]

In Tunisia, black pepper is called فلفل اكحل

 

[ahmar]

Can you please post it in latin letters? I don't understand the Arabic script.

EDIT:

I translated it on a website and got this: flfl akḧl

Correct? wouldn't it be flfl aswd since it's black?

 

[Hemza]

"akhl" means "black" in Maghrebi dialects. Do you use "aswd" in Maltese?

 

[ahmar]

I see. Yes the maltese word for black is "iswed", but "akhl" is similar to the Maltese word "ikhal" which is light blue.

That's why I thought It was strange that he used "flfl akhl". I read it as "light blue pepper"!.

 

[momai]

Interesting! In Syria keHli كحلي means dark blue and black pepper is filul 'swad فلفل أسود.

 

[Zoghbi]

Algeria: فلفل لكحل or فلفل لاكحل