tagine
tagine Lexical Profile
tagine Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A traditional North African savory stew, particularly associated with Moroccan cuisine, slowly simmered with meat, poultry, or fish, along with vegetables, fruit, and aromatic spices.
"For dinner, the host served a fragrant lamb tagine infused with apricots, toasted almonds, and warm cinnamon."
A shallow, circular earthenware cooking dish with a tall, conical lid, traditionally used in Maghrebi cuisine to slow-cook stews by trapping steam and returning condensation to the food.
"The chef carefully lifted the conical lid of the clay tagine, releasing a cloud of intensely aromatic steam into the kitchen."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Maghrebi Arabic طاجين (ṭājin), derived from Berber/Tamazight, and ultimately tracing back to the Ancient Greek τάγηνον (tágēnon), meaning 'frying pan' or 'saucepan'.