zerda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِيرْدَاو‎ (zīrdāw, “fennec”), possibly of Persian or African origin. Compare Persian زرد‎ (zard, “yellow”) and the dialectal suffix و‎ (-ow, -aw) that creates nouns from adjectives.

Noun

zerda (plural zerdas)

  1. (archaic) The fennec (Vulpes zerda).

Anagrams

French

Noun

zerda f (plural zerdas)

  1. fennec (Vulpes zerda)
  1. A religious ceremony, in the Maghreb, to honour a local saint
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