tagine

noun

ta·​gine

variants or tajine

täˈzhēn,

-ˈjēn

plural -s

: a slow-simmered stew of northwestern Africa traditionally cooked in a covered earthenware pot

also : the pot in which tagine is cooked

Word History

Etymology

dialect Arabic (Maghreb) ṭažin, from Arabic ṭājin frying pan, shallow earthenware pot, from Middle Greek tagēnon pan, from Greek

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