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shakshuka

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

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ʃakˈʃuːkə/
  • UK: shăk-sho͞o􂀽'kə
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ʃækˈʃukə/
  • US: /ʃɑkˈʃukə/
  • US: shăk-sho͞o􂀽'kə
  • US: shäk-sho͞o􂀽'kə
  • rhymes with -uːkə

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noun

Meaning 1

A Maghrebi dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, chilies, cumin, peppers, and onions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Coordinate term: menemen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic شَكْشُوكَة (šakšūka).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: shakshuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Afrikaans: shakshouka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Arabic: شَكْشُوكَة (šakšūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Algerian Arabic: شكشوكة (šakšūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Libyan Arabic: شكشوكة (šakšūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Arabic: شكشوكة (šakšūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Tunisian Arabic: شكشوكة (šakšūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Azerbaijani: pomidor çığırtması — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Azerbaijani: pomidor-yumurta — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北非蛋 (běifēidàn) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Dutch: sjaksjoeka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Finnish: shakshuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Finnish: šakšuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Finnish: saksuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • French: chakchouka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • German: Schakschuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Hebrew: שַׁקְשׁוּקָה (shakshúka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Hindi: शाकशुका (śākśukā) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Hindi: शकशूका (śakśūkā) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Italian: shakshuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Japanese: シャクシューカ (shakushūka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Korean: 샤크슈카 (syakeusyuka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Polish: szakszuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Romanian: șakșuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Russian: шакшу́ка (šakšúka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Spanish: shakshuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Swedish: shakshuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Turkish: şakşuka — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Turkish: menemen — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices
  • Ukrainian: шакшу́ка (šakšúka) — dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices