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saganaki

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

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  • General-American: /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/
  • General-American: /ˌsæɡəˈnɑki/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsæɡəˈnɑːki/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σαγανάκι (saganáki, literally “little frying pan”), diminutive form of σαγάνι (sagáni, “double-handled pan”), from Turkish sahan (“dish, pan”), from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 油炸奶酪 (yóuzhá nǎilào) — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • Finnish: saganaki — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • German: Saganaki — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • Greek: σαγανάκι (saganáki) — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • Japanese: サガナキ (saganaki) — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • Korean: 사가나키 (saganaki) — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
  • Russian: сагана́ки (saganáki) — a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer