injera

[ in-jer-uh ]

noun

1. a thin, spongy flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea, made from fermented teff flour.

injera

/ ɪnˈdʒɪərə /

noun

1. a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe

Word History and Origins

Origin of injera¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Amharic ənǰära

Word History and Origins

Origin of injera¹

Amharic

Example Sentences

One customer stops in just to pick up some big rounds of soft housemade injera to go.

From Seattle Times

Slicing into the crepe, I discover salami and tangy goat cheese within the nutty-tasting wrapper, which is thin, mottled like injera and crackling with a few flakes of Maldon sea salt.

From Washington Post

The chef’s stretchy macaroni with cheese is crisp with injera crumbs and spiced like doro wat, Ethiopia’s signature dish, and the sturdy cornbread, dipped in spiced clarified butter, comes freckled with black cumin seeds.

From Washington Post

But every bite becomes sandwich-esque when you take a length of injera, scoop up portions of each ingredient and slather it with the housemade “secret sauce,” a jalapeno-heavy concoction that makes everything taste better.

From Washington Post

The low-slung King’s store is known for its fried chicken and JoJos, for its aisle of East African staples such as masoor dal lentils and injera bread, and, to generations of kids at nearby Garfield High School, for its soft serve ice cream machine.

From Seattle Times