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gheimeh

gheimeh noun: an Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.

Noun

gheimeh (uncountable)

  1. An Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.
    • WHAT WE LIKE Grape leaves, panir-sabzi (raw vegetables with nuts and cheese), sautéed and grilled eggplant dips, marinated olives; zereshk polo (barberry rice), gourmeh sabzi (herbed stew), gheimeh (veal stew), lamb chops, kebabs; baklava.2009 September 6, David Corcoran, “A Rare Appearance for an Exotic Cuisine”, in New York Times

Origin of gheimeh

Borrowed from Persian قیمه, that from Turkic. Compare Turkish kıyma.

Questions about gheimeh

What does gheimeh mean?
Gheimeh means an Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.
What part of speech is gheimeh?
Gheimeh is a noun.

Words near gheimeh in the dictionary

  1. ghees
  2. Gheg
  3. Gheg Albanian
  4. Ghegeria
  5. Ghegish
  6. gheimeh
  7. Ghelari
  8. Ghengis Khan
  9. Ghent
  10. Ghent criteria
  11. Ghent system

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