eggah

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/ˈɛɡə/

noun

An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

OriginEgyptian Arabic عِجّة ← Arabic عُجَّة →
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Meanings

nouneggah (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

Origin

  1. Arabicعُجَّة
  2. Egyptian Arabicعِجّة
  3. Englisheggah

From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة (ʕujja), from ع ج ج (ʕ j j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eggah

omegamega
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Anagrams

Hagge
Cite this entry
APA

eggah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggah

MLA

“eggah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eggah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggah.

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