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كسرة

kesra

/KES-ra/

round bread / broken bread

pain rond

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Cultural note

Thick round semolina bread, denser than khobz. Often baked in communal ovens (ferran).

In use

كسرة سخونة من الفرّان

Kesra skhuna mn lferran

Hot kesra from the oven

How to say "round bread / broken bread" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "round bread / broken bread" is kesra (كسرة), pronounced /KES-ra/. The French equivalent is "pain rond." Thick round semolina bread, denser than khobz. Often baked in communal ovens (ferran).

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