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tajine

tajine

English

Tajine

Alternative forms

Noun

tajine ‎(plural tajines)

  1. A Moroccan stew in which the ingredients are cooked slowly in a shallow earthenware pot with a tall, conical lid; normally served with couscous.
  2. The pot in which such a dish is traditionally cooked.

Translations

References

  • OED 2006

French

Tajine pot

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)

  1. tajine, tagine

Portuguese

Noun

tajine m (plural tajines)

  1. Alternative spelling of tagine

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic طجين ‎(tajīn), from Arabic طَاجِن ‎(ṭājin, “shallow earthen pot”), from Ancient Greek τάγηνον ‎(tágēnon)

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