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tantuni

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of street food originating from Mersin consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and spices in pita or yufka bread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish tantuni.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Tantuni — type of street food consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, etc., in bread
  • Northern Kurdish: tantûnî — type of street food consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, etc., in bread
  • Polish: tantuni — type of street food consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, etc., in bread
  • Turkish: tantuni — type of street food consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, etc., in bread