baba ganoush

ba·ba ga·noush
UK/ˌbɑːbə ɡəˈnuːʃ/US/ˌbɑbə ɡəˈnuʃ/

noun

A Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.

OriginArabic بَابَا غَنُّوج →
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Meanings

nounbaba ganoush (uncountable)

alternative baba ganouj · alternative baba ghannouj · alternative baba ghanouj · alternative baba ghanoush · alternative babba gannouge

  1. uncountableA Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Arabicبَابَا غَنُّوج
  2. Englishbaba ganoush

Borrowed from Arabic بَابَا غَنُّوج (bābā ḡannūj, literally “father of coquetry”), because it was supposedly invented by a member of a royal harem, perhaps to pamper the master: from بَابَا (bābā, “daddy, father, papa”) + غَنُّوج (ḡannūj, “coquettish, coy”) (compare غنج (ḡanija, “to coquet, flirt”)).

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Translations

Arabic بَابَا غَنُّوج
  • بَابَا غَنُّوج (bābā ḡannūj)Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Finnish baba ganoush
  • baba ganoushMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
French baba ganouche
  • baba ganoucheMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Hebrew באבא גנוש
  • באבא גנושMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Polish baba ghanoush
  • baba ghanoushMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Russian ба́ба гану́ш
  • ба́ба гану́ш (bába ganúš)Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Spanish baba ganush
  • baba ganushMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
Turkish babaganuç, babaganuş
  • babaganuçMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini
  • babaganuşMiddle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baba ganoush

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Chicago

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