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mujaddara

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

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  • General-American: /muˈd͡ʒɑdəɹə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /muːˈd͡ʒædəɹə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Middle Eastern dish of lentils cooked with rice or bulgur

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mudardara

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic مُجَدَّرَة (mujaddara, literally “pockmarked”), because the lentils scattered through the grains of rice resemble pockmarks.