Aujourd’hui, le mot du jour est: Maghreb
Today, the word of the day is: Maghreb
Now, this word is actually of Arabic origin and is spelled the exact same way in English as it is in French; however, I’ve included it because it is a rarely used word in America.
Strictly speaking, Maghreb refers to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco on the northwestern coast of Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. “Maghreb” is a term commonly used in French, since a large amount of immigrants from the area have immensely influenced French culture in recent years.
Exemple: Les parents de Rachida Dati viennent du Maghreb, mais elle est née en France.
Example: Rachida Dati’s parents come from Maghreb, but she was born in France.
Why does this one not have an awesome recording of you on it? I protest.
In due time mon amie… in due time.
maghreb also means sunset in arabic, and its the name for the sunset prayer too. fun fact. and also there are like a zillion words in french adopted from arabic because of the huge arab immigrant population there but the immigrants are all in the ghetto of paris so the arab words are mostly in the urban areas. also, hi baby josh.