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tagine
noun
ta·gine
\täˈzhēn, -ˈjēn\
variants: or
tajine
\täˈzhēn, -ˈjēn\Definition of tagine
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: 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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Origin and Etymology of tagine
dialect Arabic (Maghreb) ṭažin, from Arabic ṭājin frying pan, shallow earthenware pot, from Middle Greek tagēnon pan, from Greek
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