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torshi

torshi noun: a mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East.

Noun

torshi (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East
    • She greets every table with a plate of torshi, or pickled vegetables, including riotous mixes of olives, hot peppers, and beets; tiny puckering lemons; or the spectacular makdous, an eggplant pickle, mixed with walnuts and paprika.2005 March 4, Mike Sula, “Home Cooking From Halfway Around the World”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of torshi

From Iranian Persian ترشی (torsh, “pickle”).

Questions about torshi

What does torshi mean?
Torshi means a mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East.
What part of speech is torshi?
Torshi is a noun.

Words near torshi in the dictionary

  1. torsed
  2. torsel
  3. torsels
  4. torsemide
  5. torses
  6. torshi
  7. torsi
  8. torsibility
  9. torsimeter
  10. torsimeters
  11. torsiograph

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