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skordalia

skordalia noun: a thick garlic sauce used in Greek cuisine.

Noun

skordalia (uncountable)

  1. A thick garlic sauce used in Greek cuisine
    • To serve, divide skordalia among four plates.2008 February 6, “Recipe: Crispy Cod With Skordalia and Sweet-Sour Beets”, in New York Times

Origin of skordalia

Borrowed from Greek σκορδαλιά (skordaliá).

Questions about skordalia

What does skordalia mean?
Skordalia means a thick garlic sauce used in Greek cuisine.
What part of speech is skordalia?
Skordalia is a noun.

Words near skordalia in the dictionary

  1. Skoptsy
  2. Skora
  3. Skoracki
  4. skoramis
  5. Skoras
  6. skordalia
  7. skordhalia
  8. skorodite
  9. skorpion
  10. skorpions
  11. skort

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