Etymology

mawmenny

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Today it means: A dish eaten in later medieval England, made with spice and almost always with boneless meat from poultry (usually teased or mashed; most recipes name capon as an option), usually containing wine and either sugar or honey. Full definition →

Middle English mawmene ← Anglo-Norman maumenee ← Arabic مأمونية
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمأمونية
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommaumenee
  3. Middle English · borrowed frommawmene
  4. English todaymawmenny

Borrowed from Middle English mawmene, from Anglo-Norman maumenee, an alteration of Arabic مأمونية (maʔmūniyya) after malmener, maumener (“to mistreat”).

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