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tahdig

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

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  • UK: /ˈtaː.diɡ/
  • /ˈtɑ.diɡ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թադիկ (tʻadik) — crisp rice
  • Armenian: քերուցք (kʻerucʻkʻ) — crisp rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍋巴飯 /锅巴饭 — crisp rice
  • Esperanto: gratenaĵo — crisp rice
  • Esperanto: krustumaĵo — crisp rice
  • Finnish: tahdig — crisp rice
  • Hebrew: טהדיג (tahdig) — crisp rice
  • Persian: تهدیگ (tah-dig) — crisp rice
  • Spanish: socarrat — crisp rice
  • Spanish: arroz pegado — crisp rice