dukka

/ ˈdʊkə /

noun

1. a mix of ground roast nuts and spices, originating in Egypt, and used for sprinkling on meat or as a dip

Example Sentences

For three years — two with the Peace Corps and one traveling across Nepal — he documented “dukka,” a Nepali word that means suffering and hardship.

From New York Times

Not only are urban Nepali youth unfamiliar with past struggles, but massive migration to Malaysia and the Middle East in search of employment has also emptied out many villages, and these Nepalis now know more about the dukka of life abroad than about distant regions in their homeland. 

From New York Times

And on it goes — cook with Henry and you’ll become acquainted with new flavors such as the roasted grain freekeh, the Middle Eastern spice sumac, Turkish pepper pastes, the toasted seed mixture dukka and the Macedonian sauce tarator, a versatile combination of yogurt, walnuts and garlic thickened with bread.

From Los Angeles Times

I began to venture out with my translator Rawan and Sajid, a young manager at the radio station to an ice-cream parlour in downtown Gaza for a scoop of creamy pistachio, or to a buzzing pizza restaurant or the supermarket where Sajid bought me dukka, a spice mix best served on toasted flat bread, drizzled with olive oil.

From BBC

The remainder of the infantry was to advance through Berfilya to Beir Likia and Beit Dukka, and thence support the movement of the other portion.

From Project Gutenberg