“Harissa” in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Harissa” (the noun, as in the spicy sauce indigenous to Tunisia) is written using the Latin script as:
(f) Hrissa
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
هريسة (f)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“Can you add more harissa on the malfouf?”
Tzidni chwaya hrissa fel malfouf?
تزيدني شوية هريسة في الملفوف؟
“Add a spoonful of harissa to spice up your dish.”
Zid mgharfa hrissa bech t7ar7er el mekla mte3ek.
.زيد مغرفة هريسة باش تحرحر الماكلة متاعك
“Harissa gives a fiery flavor to Tunisian cuisine.”
Lhrissa ta3ti mat3em 7ar lel mekla tounseya.
.الهريسة تعطي مطعم حار للماكلة التونسيّة
“She made a harissa sauce.”
3amlet hrissa.
.عملت هريسة
“She enjoys dipping bread in harissa sauce.”
T7eb tghates lkhobez fel hrissa.
.تحب تغطّس الخبز في الهريسة
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