mulukhiyah
mulukhiyah noun: corchorus species, particularly jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius), used as a vegetable in Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, which can be boiled into a mucilaginous broth.
Noun
mulukhiyah (uncountable)
- Corchorus species, particularly jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius), used as a vegetable in Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, which can be boiled into a mucilaginous broth.
- Limya is preparing mulukhiyah this morning, something she ate nearly every day when she lived in Sudan. It's a stew made of lamb and the mulukhiyah leaf, also known as mallow, popular in Middle Eastern cooking.2011, Lynne Christy Anderson, Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens
- Synonyms:
- Egyptian spinach, nalita
- The mucilaginous broth made by boiling this plant.
Synonyms of mulukhiyah
Forms of mulukhiyah
| alternative form | malukhiyah |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mloukhiya |
| alternative form | molohiya |
| alternative form | molokhia |
| alternative form | moroheiya |
| alternative form | mulukhiya |
| alternative form | mulukhiyya |
| alternative form | mulukhiyyah |
Origin of mulukhiyah
From Arabic مُلُوخِيَّة (mulūḵiyya).
Questions about mulukhiyah
- What does mulukhiyah mean?
- Mulukhiyah means corchorus species, particularly jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius), used as a vegetable in Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, which can be boiled into a mucilaginous broth.
- What part of speech is mulukhiyah?
- Mulukhiyah is a noun.
Words near mulukhiyah in the dictionary
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