زعلولة

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Probably from زَعِلَ (zaʕila, “to prance, to leap up; to behave lively or agilely”). Compare formally the reduplicated Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl, “agile”) from زَغَلَ (zaḡala, “to pour forth with impetus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaʕ.luː.la/

Noun

زعلولة • (zaʕlūla) f (plural زعلولات (zaʕlūlāt))

1. swing (for children)

   Synonyms: طياشة (ṭiyyāša), مطيشة (muṭṭayša), زيطة (zīṭa), حطيشة (ḥuṭṭayša)