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tagine

/ tæˈʒiːn /

noun

  1. a large, heavy N African cooking pot with a conical lid
  2. a N African stew with vegetables, olives, lemon, garlic and spices, cooked in a tagine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tagine1

from Moroccan Arabic tažin , from Arabic tājun frying pan
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Example Sentences

Somehow, at 9,000 feet above sea level, our cook, Brahim, had created a delicious tagine with fresh vegetables.

The speciality was mutton tagine, softly braised in the tagine pot with peas, vegetables, and spices.

Mutton Tagine in Zaita, Morocco This photo was taken at a tiny roadside town on the drive to Fez.

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