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maftool

maftool noun: a wheat-based dish in Palestinian cuisine, resembling couscous.

Noun

maftool (uncountable)

  1. A wheat-based dish in Palestinian cuisine, resembling couscous.

Forms of maftool

alternative formmaftoul

Origin of maftool

From Arabic مفتول, from the root ف ت ل (f-t-l)

Questions about maftool

What does maftool mean?
Maftool means a wheat-based dish in Palestinian cuisine, resembling couscous.
What part of speech is maftool?
Maftool is a noun.

Words near maftool in the dictionary

  1. mafting
  2. maftir
  3. maftirim
  4. maftirs
  5. maftivimab
  6. maftool
  7. maftoul
  8. mafufunyana
  9. mafura
  10. mafurite
  11. mag

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