Definify.com

Definition 2024


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