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mulukhiyya

mulukhiyya is the alternative form of mulukhiyah.

Meaning of mulukhiyah

Noun

mulukhiyah (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. The mucilaginous broth made by boiling this plant.

Questions about mulukhiyya

What is mulukhiyya the alternative form of?
Mulukhiyya is the alternative form of mulukhiyah.

Words near mulukhiyya in the dictionary

  1. Mulugeta
  2. Mulugetas
  3. Mulugu
  4. mulukhiya
  5. mulukhiyah
  6. mulukhiyya
  7. mulukhiyyah
  8. mulundocandin
  9. Mulvane
  10. Mulvaney
  11. Mulvaneys

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