سراق الزيت

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “oil thief”. They are named after their shiny body or because they were discovered in dark and mouldy oil storage rooms which is an excellent location to reproduce.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sar.raː.q‿ɪz.ziːt/
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Noun edit

سراق الزيت • (sarrāq ez-zīt) m (plural سراقين الزيت (sarrāqīn ez-zīt))

cockroach
Synonym: (Northeastern Morocco) كريلو (grīllu)