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صبّار

ssbbar

/sb-BAR/

prickly pear cactus

figuier de Barbarie

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How to say "prickly pear cactus" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "prickly pear cactus" is ssbbar (صبّار), pronounced /sb-BAR/. The French equivalent is "figuier de Barbarie."

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