leblebi

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noun

A kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas

OriginOttoman Turkish لبلبی ← Turkish leblebi ← Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ →
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Meanings

nounleblebi (countable and uncountable, plural leblebis)

plural leblebis

  1. countableuncountableA kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas
  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of lablabi (“a soup made from chickpeas, olive oil and stale bread”).

Origin

  1. Arabicلَبْلَابِيّ“chickpea stew”
  2. Turkishleblebi
  3. Ottoman Turkishلبلبی“roasted chickpea; jumbled or mashed chickpea”
  4. Englishleblebi

From Ottoman Turkish لبلبی (leblebi, “roasted chickpea; jumbled or mashed chickpea”) and Modern Turkish leblebi from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy, “chickpea stew”), and directly from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy) for Arabic dishes but then more properly spelled lablabi.

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Translations

German Leblebi
  • Leblebikind of snack
Greek στραγάλι
  • στραγάλι (stragáli)kind of snack
Persian نخودچی
  • نخودچی (noxodči)kind of snack
Turkish leblebi
  • leblebikind of snack

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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