noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/həˈɹɪsə/
/həˈɹiːsə/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used as both a condiment and an ingredient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A traditional Armenian dish: a kind of porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Arabic هَرِيسَة (harīsa).
From Armenian հարիսա (harisa), ultimately from Arabic هَرِيسَة (harīsa) and originally identical to Etymology 1 above.
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