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taramosalata

/ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

taramosalata noun: a Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.

taramosalata: a Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and...
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Noun

taramosalata (uncountable)

  1. A Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.

Forms of taramosalata

alternative formtaramasalata

Origin of taramosalata

From Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

Questions about taramosalata

What does taramosalata mean?
Taramosalata means a Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.
What part of speech is taramosalata?
Taramosalata is a noun.
How do you pronounce taramosalata?
Taramosalata is pronounced /ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/.

Words near taramosalata in the dictionary

  1. tarama
  2. taramasalata
  3. taramasalatas
  4. taramellite
  5. taramite
  6. taramosalata
  7. taran
  8. Tarana
  9. taranabant
  10. Taranaki
  11. taranakite

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