How to pronounce Qrachel

Qrachel is written القراشل where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /qrːaʃəl/. In plain English letters that is krah-SHEL, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Qrachel?

Qrachel is a bread or pastry of Morocco. Where it comes from: Fès-Meknès. People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Qrachel comes from

Qrachel is one of 30 signature dishes of Morocco on this map. See all dishes from Fès-méknas-boulmane.

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