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baba ganoush

Syllables: ba·ba ga·noush/ˌbɑːbə ɡəˈnuːʃ/US/ˌbɑbə ɡəˈnuʃ/

baba ganoush noun: a Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.

baba ganoush: a Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often...
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Noun

baba ganoush (uncountable)

  1. A Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.

baba ganoush meaning in Arabic

baba ganoush in Arabic

Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
بَابَا غَنُّوج bābā ḡannūj

Forms of baba ganoush

alternative formbaba ganouj
alternative formbaba ghannouj
alternative formbaba ghanouj
alternative formbaba ghanoush
alternative formbabba gannouge

Origin of baba ganoush

Borrowed from Arabic بَابَا غَنُّوج (bābā ḡannūj, literally “father of coquetry”), because it was supposedly invented by a member of a royal harem, perhaps to pamper the master: from بَابَا (bābā, “daddy, father, papa”) + غَنُّوج (ḡannūj, “coquettish, coy”) (compare غنج (ḡanija, “to coquet, flirt”)).

Words that rhyme with baba ganoush

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Questions about baba ganoush

What does baba ganoush mean?
Baba ganoush means a Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.
What is baba ganoush in Arabic?
Baba ganoush in Arabic is بَابَا غَنُّوج (bābā ḡannūj). See Baba ganoush meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is baba ganoush?
Baba ganoush is a noun.
How do you pronounce baba ganoush?
Baba ganoush is pronounced /ˌbɑːbə ɡəˈnuːʃ/ (UK).

Words near baba ganoush in the dictionary

  1. Bab-el-Mandeb
  2. baba
  3. Baba Ana
  4. baba au rhum
  5. baba ganouj
  6. baba ganoush
  7. baba ghannouj
  8. baba ghanouj
  9. baba ghanoush
  10. Baba Iaga
  11. Baba Jaga

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