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2025
dukkah
dukkah
English
Alternative forms
dokka
Noun
dukkah
(
uncountable
)
An Egyptian dry
mixture
of chopped
nuts
,
seeds
and Middle Eastern
spices
, usually eaten by dipping bread into
olive oil
and then into the mixture.
2009
March 4,
Florence Fabricant,
“Global Flavors Bring a New Zing to the Table”, in
New York Times
:
A somewhat nuttier, less spice-driven
dukkah
blend is made by Juliet Mae Fine Spices & Herbs in San Francisco, $7 for 1.5 ounces from julietmae.com .
Translations
a dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
Arabic:
دُقَّة
f
(
duqqa
)
Hijazi Arabic:
دُقَّة
f
(
dugga
)
French:
dukkah
f
Hebrew:
דקה
(he)
f
(
duqqah
)
Italian:
dukkah
f
Japanese:
デュカ
(
dukkah
)
Russian:
Spanish:
dukkah
f
Etymology
Arabic
دُقَّة
(
duqqa
,
“
powder, fine dust
”
)
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