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))
- cockroach