Etymology

mechoui

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Today it means: A Maghrebi dish consisting of meat from a whole sheep or lamb spit-roasted on a barbecue. Full definition →

French méchoui ← Arabic مَشْوِيّ
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَشْوِيّ
  2. French · borrowed fromméchoui
  3. English todaymechoui

From French méchoui, from Arabic مَشْوِيّ (mašwiyy).

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