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tajine
tajine
English
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Noun
tajine (plural tajines)
- A Moroccan stew in which the ingredients are cooked slowly in a shallow earthenware pot with a tall, conical lid; normally served with couscous.
- The pot in which such a dish is traditionally cooked.
Translations
Moroccan stew
References
- OED 2006
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Moroccan Arabic طجين (tajīn), from Arabic طَاجِن (ṭājin, “shallow earthen pot”), from Ancient Greek τάγηνον (tágēnon)
Noun
tajine m (plural tajines)