جاج
jājeveryday, Lebanon
Chicken is جاج (jāj) in Lebanese Arabic, the spoken short form of the standard دجاج (dajāj). A whole young chicken, often roasted or grilled, is فروج (farrūj).
Meaning: chicken meat (noun)
Ways to say it
| Lebanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| جاج | jāj | everyday, Lebanon |
| فروج | farrūj | whole chicken |
| دجاج | dajāj | standard |
On menus you will see فروج مشوي (farrūj mishwi), grilled chicken, and شاورما جاج (shawerma jāj), chicken shawarma.
Which one should you use?
جاج (jāj) is the general word for the meat, while فروج (farrūj) points to the whole bird.
Did you know?
- توم (tūm) is the Lebanese garlic sauce that is the classic partner of grilled chicken.
Examples in context
- بدي صدر جاجbiddi ṣadr jājI want chicken breast.
- الفروج المشوي طيبel-farrūj el-mishwi ṭayyebThe grilled chicken is tasty.
- شاورما جاجshawerma jājChicken shawarma.
Example conversation
Sami orders at a grill shop in Beirut and the cook Abu Ali answers.
- Samiبدي فروج مشوي مع تومbiddi farrūj mishwi maʿ tūmI want a grilled chicken with garlic sauce.
- Abu Aliتكرم، كامل ولا نص؟tikram, kāmel wala noṣṣ?Of course, whole or half?
- Samiنص من فضلكnoṣṣ min faḍlakHalf, please.
