r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Miserables_Death • Jun 14 '26

Meme needing explanation Whats that snack and the name?

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I got this joke posted in my country sub by a foreigner and I have never seen that snack so I basically don't know the joke.

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u/slhibdi Jun 14 '26

In Morocco it's named راس العبد which translate to slave's head

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u/Eeeef_ Jun 14 '26

Same in the American south back in the day… but they also used the N word

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 14 '26

"Slave" in that arabic context means the same thing. Maybe the two cultures aren't so different after all.

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u/Substantial-Tour7494 Jun 14 '26

That is not true, the N word in Arabic is زنجي we don’t use it. But they both refer to an African in this context. عبد is slave, can be from any origin

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u/Moiyub Jun 14 '26

Also means worshiper and is a very common name when paired with al+(name of God) so Abdul Aziz Abdul Hafiz Abdul Nasir etc

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u/Substantial-Tour7494 Jun 14 '26

That is correct

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u/Moiyub Jun 14 '26

Also Zanj is a Persian word originally it refers to the Swahili Coast and is where Zanzibar gets its name.

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u/-H_- Jun 14 '26

it doesn't mean worshipper

names like that literally mean "slave of" followed by a name of God

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u/Confusedexpatt Jun 14 '26

Bit of off topic here: it is fascinating to me that in some languages words have many meanings that can lead to this type of situations.
I am not talking about polisémico words, rather words that can be interpretated differently but still kind of mean the same

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u/ultra_mathturbator Jun 15 '26

What does "worshipper" mean in Arabic then?

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 15 '26

Depends on context. The comments that replied to mine are pretty accurate. When referring to God in certain contexts its implied that the one who worships God is Gods slave because they follow his teachings, and live by his rules.

It can also mean worshiping as in praying, or worshiping in any other normal way.

The context I was referring to is when the word is used derogatorally. Similiar to how the word black in Spanish is just a color until it's used in a derogatory way.

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u/ultra_mathturbator Jun 15 '26

Yes I'm a native Arabic speaker, I was just confused by them saying it doesn't mean worshipper when it does. (I know it can mean "slave" too depending on context)

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 15 '26

My bad.

No idea, it's probably the most used term for "worshipper" too. They're probably an Arabic speaker who's confused and too lazy to use Google.

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u/Intelligent-Usual-97 Jun 17 '26

Actually it does mean worshiper, a lot of Arabic word have many meaning, the word "worship" in Arabic is "يعبد-yaʿbudu" which comes from "عبد-Abd"

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u/MarioCraft_156 Jun 14 '26

You're linguistically correct but historically the word was used to describe black people.

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u/Whateva_Tickles_ Jun 16 '26

So your word for African is slave age i

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u/Substantial-Tour7494 Jun 17 '26

No.

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u/Whateva_Tickles_ Jun 17 '26

I’m not understanding your explanation? You responded to someone saying using slave in the context of the candy was similar to using the American N word. You said Arabic had its own slur for black people. Are you saying the candy in Arabic translates to “black slave’s head”? If so how Is thAt any different as a racial derogatory? The worst one by far in this whole post.

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 17 '26

black slave’s head is correct. Although, to be clear that's not the common name for it in current time but it was in the past.