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eggah

/ˈɛɡə/

eggah noun: an Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

Noun

eggah (uncountable)

  1. An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

Origin of eggah

From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة (ʕujja), from ع ج ج (ʕ j j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.

Words that rhyme with eggah

Questions about eggah

What does eggah mean?
Eggah means an Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.
What part of speech is eggah?
Eggah is a noun.
How do you pronounce eggah?
Eggah is pronounced /ˈɛɡə/.

Words near eggah in the dictionary

  1. egg-tastic
  2. egg-timer
  3. egg-timers
  4. egg-white
  5. egg-yolk
  6. eggah
  7. Eggan's theorem
  8. eggar
  9. eggars
  10. eggball
  11. eggbeater

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