Etymology

malfouf salad

Today it means: A salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint. Full definition →

Arabic مَلْفُوف
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمَلْفُوف“wrapped around; cabbage roll”
  2. English todaymalfouf salad

From Arabic مَلْفُوف (malfūf, “wrapped around; cabbage roll”).

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