سراق الزيت

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From سراق‎ (sarrāq, “thief”) + الزيت‎ (ez-zīt, “oil”). They are named as such because they were discovered in dark and mouldy oil storage rooms which is an excellent location to reproduce.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sar.raː.q‿ɪz.ziːt/

Noun

سراق الزيت • (sarrāq ez-zīt) m (plural سراقين الزيت‎ (sarrāqīn ez-zīt))

  1. cockroach
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