How to say “taste” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is zowq (زَوْق). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

زَوْق

noun

taste · good taste

plural 'azwaaq

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Same word, different English

zowq sits behind each of these too.

il-3urs kaan 7ilu, kull 'ishi b-zowq.

الْعُرْس كَان حِلُو، كُلّ إِشِي بْزَوْق.

The wedding was lovely — everything in good taste.

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