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injera

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛɹə/
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  • UK: /ɪnˈdʒɪəɹə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A pancakelike flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tigrinya እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) or Amharic እንጀራ (ʾənǧära).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) — bread made from teff
  • Arabic: إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjerā) — bread made from teff
  • Arabic: إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjīrā) — bread made from teff
  • French: injera — bread made from teff
  • German: Injera — bread made from teff
  • Hebrew: אֱנְגַ׳רָה (ʾĕnĝarā) — bread made from teff
  • Japanese: インジェラ (injera) — bread made from teff
  • Oromo: budenaa — bread made from teff
  • Polish: yndżera — bread made from teff
  • Russian: ындже́ра (yndžéra) — bread made from teff
  • Somali: canjeelo — bread made from teff
  • Tigrinya: እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) — bread made from teff
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