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leblebi

leblebi noun: a kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas. Also the alternative form of lablabi.

leblebi: a kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas
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Noun

leblebi (countable and uncountable, plural leblebis)

  1. A kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas

Also used as

leblebi is also the alternative form of lablabi.

leblebi meaning in Persian

leblebi in Persian

kind of snack
نخودچی noxodči

Forms of leblebi

pluralleblebis

Origin of leblebi

From Ottoman Turkish لبلبی (leblebi, “roasted chickpea; jumbled or mashed chickpea”) and Modern Turkish leblebi from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy, “chickpea stew”), and directly from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy) for Arabic dishes but then more properly spelled lablabi.

Questions about leblebi

What does leblebi mean?
Leblebi means a kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas.
What is leblebi in Persian?
Leblebi in Persian is نخودچی (noxodči). See Leblebi meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is leblebi?
Leblebi is a noun.
What is the plural of leblebi?
The plural of leblebi is leblebis.

Words near leblebi in the dictionary

  1. Lebid
  2. lebkuchen
  3. lebkuchens
  4. LeBlanc
  5. Leblanc process
  6. leblebi
  7. leblebis
  8. Lebleu
  9. Lebleus
  10. Leblond
  11. Leblonds

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