dukkah

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noun

An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.

OriginArabic دُقَّة →
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Meanings

noundukkah (uncountable)

alternative dokka · alternative duqqa

  1. uncountableAn Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.

    A somewhat nuttier, less spice-driven dukkah blend is made by Juliet Mae Fine Spices & Herbs in San Francisco, $7 for 1.5 ounces from julietmae.com .

    2009 March 4, Florence Fabricant, “Global Flavors Bring a New Zing to the Table”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Arabicدُقَّة“powder, fine dust”
  2. Englishdukkah

From Arabic دُقَّة (duqqa, “powder, fine dust”).

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Translations

Arabic دُقَّة
  • دُقَّة (duqqa)a dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
French dukkah
  • dukkaha dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
Hebrew דקה
  • דקה (duqqah)a dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
Italian dukkah
  • dukkaha dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
Japanese デュカ
  • デュカ (dukkah)a dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices
Spanish dukkah
  • dukkaha dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dukkah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkah

MLA

“dukkah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dukkah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkah.

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