German

Noun

Lahmacun f, n, m ‎(genitive Lahmacun, plural Lahmacun or Lahmacuns)

1. lahmacun (Oriental dish consisting of dough topped with meat; a common snack in Germany, often rolled and filled with salad)

Usage notes

• The word does not have a fixed gender. It is most often feminine like the synonym Türkische Pizza.
• Lahmacun is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Synonyms

• Türkische Pizza (overall more common)

English

Alternative forms

• lahmajo
• lahmajou
• lahmajoun

Noun

lahmacun ‎(plural lahmacuns)

1. A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

Translations

French

Noun

lahmacun f ‎(plural lahmacuns)

1. Alternative spelling of lahmajoun (lahmacun).

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic لَحْم عَجِين ‎(laḥm ʿajīn, literally “meat and dough”), from لَحْم ‎(laḥm, “meat”) + عَجِين ‎(ʿajīn, “dough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lahmɑːdʒʋn]
• Hyphenation: lah‧ma‧cun

Noun

lahmacun ‎(definite accusative lahmacunu, plural lahmacunlar)

1. lahmacun

Declension