malfouf salad

noun

A salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint.

Meanings

nounmalfouf salad (countable and uncountable, plural malfouf salads)

plural malfouf salads

  1. countableuncountableA salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَلْفُوف“wrapped around; cabbage roll”
  2. Englishmalfouf salad

From Arabic مَلْفُوف (malfūf, “wrapped around; cabbage roll”).

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