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Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From دار (dār, “house”) + بيضا (bayḍa, “white”): a calque of the original Portuguese name Casa Branca ("White House"), changed to Casablanca when the Spanish assumed control of the city.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪd.daː.r‿ɪl.baj.dˤa/, /ɪd.daː.r‿ɪl.biː.dˤa/
Proper noun
الدار البَيْضا or الدار البِيضا • (ed-dār el-bayḍa or ed-dār el-bīḍa) f
- Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)
- Synonyms: كازابلانكا (kāzablanka), كازا (kāza)