lahmacun

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noun

A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

OriginTurkish lahmacun ← Arabic لَحْم عَجِين →
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Meanings

nounlahmacun (countable and uncountable, plural lahmacuns)

plural lahmacuns · alternative lahmajo · alternative lahmajou · alternative lahmajoun

  1. countableuncountableA dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
turkish pizza

Origin

  1. Arabicلَحْم عَجِين“meat and dough”
  2. Turkishlahmacun
  3. Englishlahmacun

From Turkish lahmacun, from Arabic لَحْم عَجِين (laḥm ʕajīn, “meat and dough”), from لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”) + عَجِين (ʕajīn, “dough”).

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Translations

Arabic لَحْم عَجِين, لَحْمَاجُون
  • لَحْم عَجِين (laḥm ʕajīn)dish of Arab origin
  • لَحْمَاجُون (laḥmājūn)dish of Arab origin
Chinese Mandarin 浪馬軍 /浪马军, 拉赫馬君 /拉赫马君
  • 浪馬軍 /浪马军 (làngmǎjūn)dish of Arab origin
  • 拉赫馬君 /拉赫马君 (lāhèmǎjūn)dish of Arab origin
Dutch lahmajoen, Turkse pizza
  • lahmajoendish of Arab origin
  • Turkse pizzadish of Arab origin
Finnish lahmacun, turkkilainen pizza
  • lahmacundish of Arab origin
  • turkkilainen pizzadish of Arab origin
French lahmajoun
  • lahmajoundish of Arab origin
German Türkische Pizza, Lahmacun
  • Türkische Pizzadish of Arab origin
  • Lahmacundish of Arab origin
Greek λαχματζούν
  • λαχματζούν (lachmatzoún)dish of Arab origin
Hindi लहमाजून
  • लहमाजून (lahmājūn)dish of Arab origin
Japanese ラフマジュン
  • ラフマジュン (rafumajun)dish of Arab origin
Korean 라흐마준
  • 라흐마준 (raheumajun)dish of Arab origin
Russian лахмаджу́н
  • лахмаджу́н (laxmadžún)dish of Arab origin
Spanish lehmeyún
  • lehmeyúndish of Arab origin
Turkish lahmacun
  • lahmacundish of Arab origin
Ukrainian лахмаджу́н
  • лахмаджу́н (laxmadžún)dish of Arab origin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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