Meanings
nouninjera (countable and uncountable, plural injeras)
plural injeras · alternative enjera
- countableuncountableA pancakelike flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.
The tang of fresh injera coats the air above her head.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 1901 more example
In Ethiopia, a volcanic pepper and spice seasoning, berbere, is widely used, and the stews called wats are eaten with a spongy flat bread, injera.
1987 July 29, Steven Barboza, “Culinary Delights of Africa Reflect a Continent's Diversity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
- Amharicእንጀራ
- tiእንጀራ
- Englishinjera
Borrowed from Tigrinya እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) or Amharic እንጀራ (ʾənǧära).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِينْجِيرَا, إِينْجِيرَا
- إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjerā)bread made from teff
- إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjīrā)bread made from teff
French injera
- injerabread made from teff
German Injera
- Injerabread made from teff
Hebrew אֱנְגַ׳רָה
- אֱנְגַ׳רָה (ʾĕnĝarā)bread made from teff
Japanese インジェラ
- インジェラ (injera)bread made from teff
Polish yndżera
- yndżerabread made from teff
Russian ындже́ра
- ындже́ра (yndžéra)bread made from teff
Cite this entry
APA
injera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injera
MLA
“injera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injera. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injera,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injera.
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