tabbouleh

noun

tab·​bou·​leh tə-ˈbü-lə How to pronounce tabbouleh (audio)
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variants or less commonly tabouleh or tabouli
: a salad of Lebanese origin consisting chiefly of cracked wheat, tomatoes, parsley, mint, onions, lemon juice, and olive oil

Examples of tabbouleh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lafayette’s signature dishes were on offer, including endive salad, heirloom tomatoes, tabbouleh, lentils, and roast chicken. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023 Doherty says that falafel suggests a particular set of sauces and accompaniments — like tahini, hummus, pita, or tabbouleh salad. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023 Both dishes will join a table of tabbouleh – this version with tomato and pepper pastes and pomegranate, to be scooped up with lettuce leaves – and lebeniye, a meatball and yogurt soup. Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2023 An elementary school in Israel currently has the tabbouleh record. Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023 The buffet will feature salads including the Bavarian Inn Caesar, Oberfranken pasta salad and tabbouleh salad with couscous. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023 Bulgar Wheat Angelafoto//Getty Images Bulgar wheat is a whole grain that's often used to prepare falafel or tabbouleh. Women's Health, 1 May 2023 Israeli couscous adds heft to this Mediterranean salad, a chunkier take on tabbouleh. Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2021 The new consolidated delivery-friendly menu takes into consideration the group’s most popular dishes, including Le Bilboquet’s cold poached salmon with tabbouleh and dill sauce ($18) and Georgie’s rotisserie chicken dinner for two ($29). Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 7 May 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Arabic tabbūla

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabbouleh was in 1939

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Cite this Entry

“Tabbouleh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabbouleh. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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