Etymology

baharat

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Today it means: A mixture of spices commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine. Full definition →

Arabic بَهَارَات
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَهَارَات
  2. English todaybaharat

Borrowed from Arabic بَهَارَات (bahārāt), plural of بَهَار (bahār, “spring”). Derived from Persian بهار (bahâr) in the sense of blossoms and foliage, as a great many spices are cultivated from the leaves of various plants and herbs.

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