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- Arabic · derived fromْتُوم“garlic”
- English todaytoum
From Levantine (and Egyptian) Arabic ْتُوم (tūm, “garlic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
toum
Today it means: A garlic condiment common in the Levant, similar to aioli, made with garlic, salt, olive or vegetable oil, lemon juice, and sometimes mint. Full definition →
Arabic ْتُوم