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tagine

noun
ta·gine
variants: or tajine \täˈzhēn, -ˈjēn \
plural -s

Definition of tagine 

: a slow-simmered stew of northwestern Africa traditionally cooked in a covered earthenware pot also : the pot in which tagine is cooked

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History and Etymology for tagine

dialect Arabic (Maghreb) ṭažin, from Arabic ṭājin frying pan, shallow earthenware pot, from Middle Greek tagēnon pan, from Greek

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