mansaf

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noun

A dish of lamb, rice and dried yogurt, popular in Jordan, the Levant, and Arab countries of the Persian Gulf.

OriginArabic مَنْسَف →
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Meanings

nounmansaf (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dish of lamb, rice and dried yogurt, popular in Jordan, the Levant, and Arab countries of the Persian Gulf.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَنْسَف
  2. Arabicمَنْسَف
  3. Englishmansaf

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْسَف (mansaf).

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APA

mansaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansaf

MLA

“mansaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansaf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mansaf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansaf.

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