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mitmita

/mit.mit.ɑ/

mitmita noun: an orange-red spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, cardamom, cloves and salt (and sometimes additional spices), which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.

Noun

mitmita (uncountable)

  1. An orange-red spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, cardamom, cloves and salt (and sometimes additional spices), which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.

Origin of mitmita

From Amharic ሚጥሚጣ (miṭmiṭa).

Questions about mitmita

What does mitmita mean?
Mitmita means an orange-red spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, cardamom, cloves and salt (and sometimes additional spices), which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
What part of speech is mitmita?
Mitmita is a noun.
How do you pronounce mitmita?
Mitmita is pronounced /mit.mit.ɑ/.

Words near mitmita in the dictionary

  1. mititei
  2. mitkal
  3. mitkals
  4. MITM
  5. mitmachen
  6. mitmita
  7. MITMs
  8. mitnagdim
  9. mitnaged
  10. Mitnick
  11. Mitnicks

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