قلوة

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From a Berber language; compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴰⵢⵜ (taglayt, “egg, testicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qal.wa/

Noun

قلوة • (qalwa) f (plural قلاوي (qlāwi), diminutive قليوة (qlīwa))

1. (vulgar) testicle
2. (vulgar, slang) thing

   ما عندي حتى قلوة فجيبي

   ma ʕandi ḥetta qalwa f-jībi

   I don't have anything in my pocket

Descendants

• → French: claoui (from the plural)