gheimeh

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noun

An Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.

OriginPersian قیمه ← Turkic →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

noungheimeh (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn Iranian stew dish made from meat and split peas.

    WHAT WE LIKE Grape leaves, panir-sabzi (raw vegetables with nuts and cheese), sautéed and grilled eggplant dips, marinated olives; zereshk polo (barberry rice), gourmeh sabzi (herbed stew), gheimeh (veal stew), lamb chops, kebabs; baklava.

    2009 September 6, David Corcoran, “A Rare Appearance for an Exotic Cuisine”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Turkic
  2. Persianقیمه
  3. Englishgheimeh

Borrowed from Persian قیمه, that from Turkic. Compare Turkish kıyma.

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APA

gheimeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gheimeh

MLA

“gheimeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gheimeh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gheimeh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gheimeh.

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