tikka

noun

tik·​ka ˈti-kə How to pronounce tikka (audio)
: an Indian dish of marinated meat cooked on a skewer

Examples of tikka in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Start your meal with a samosa or chicken 65 appetizer, then peruse the extensive menu that includes clay oven barbecue namak mandi peshawar dishes, plus Indian dishes such as chicken tikka masala, aloo gobi and paneer tikka masala. Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024 Chicken tikka masala was originally created to appease the palates of the British during the Raj. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Other choices include sweet and sour chicken, chicken with noodles and paneer or chicken tikka masala. Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024 The impact on the restaurant industry is indisputable: Many credit Bengali cooks for inventing internationally famous dishes such as chicken tikka masala. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tikka 

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Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu tikkā small piece of meat, from Persian tikka

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tikka was in 1955

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Cite this Entry

“Tikka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tikka. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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