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kushari

kushari noun: an Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce and garnishes.

kushari: an Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce and garnishes
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Noun

kushari (uncountable)

  1. An Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce and garnishes.

Forms of kushari

alternative formkoshary
alternative formkoshari
alternative formkosheri

Origin of kushari

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic كُشَرِي (košarī).

Questions about kushari

What does kushari mean?
Kushari means an Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce and garnishes.
What part of speech is kushari?
Kushari is a noun.

Words near kushari in the dictionary

  1. Kushanic
  2. Kushano-
  3. Kushans
  4. Kushanshah
  5. Kushanshahs
  6. kushari
  7. Kushes
  8. Kushih
  9. kushikatsu
  10. Kushimoto
  11. Kushinagar

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