mujaddara

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مُجَدَّرَة (mujaddara, literally “pockmarked”), because the lentils scattered through the grains of rice resemble pockmarks.

Pronunciation

Noun

mujaddara (uncountable)

  2. A traditional Middle Eastern dish of lentils cooked with rice or bulgur
    Synonym: mudardara
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