mititei
mititei noun: a popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.
Noun
mititei (usually uncountable, plural mititei or mititeis)
- A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.
- Men, driven out of their offices by the sweltering heat, walked slowly past the palace gates to their favorite bodega for a mititei, that spicy meat roll, and a cool glass of wine with a dash of seltzer. Autos sped past. Newsboys shouted.1948, Robert Bishop, E. S. Crayfield, Russia Astride the Balkans, New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, page 44
- Bulgarians have earned bragging rights for their kufteh (cumin-scented veal and pork burgers). Romanians deserve raves for their mititei (spicy pork and lamb sausages). […] Cooks in the Balkans and Iran add baking soda or seltzer water to make their mititeis and ćevapčičis (the Balkan version of...2011, Steven Raichlen, “Ground Meat, Burgers & Sausages”, in The Barbecue! Bible: 10th Anniversary Edition, New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 241; 260
- Synonyms:
- mici
Synonyms of mititei
Forms of mititei
| plural | mititei |
|---|---|
| plural | mititeis |
Origin of mititei
From Romanian mititei, plural of mititel (“tiny”), diminutive of mic (“small”).
Questions about mititei
- What does mititei mean?
- Mititei means a popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.
- What part of speech is mititei?
- Mititei is a noun.
- What is the plural of mititei?
- The plural of mititei is mititei.
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