maqluba

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noun

A traditional Levantine dish of meat, rice, and fried vegetables, cooked in a pot which is then flipped upside down prior to serving.

OriginArabic مَقْلُوبَة →
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Meanings

nounmaqluba (uncountable)

alternative makluba · alternative maklouba · alternative makloubeh · alternative maqloubeh · alternative maglouba

  1. uncountableA traditional Levantine dish of meat, rice, and fried vegetables, cooked in a pot which is then flipped upside down prior to serving.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَقْلُوبَة
  2. Englishmaqluba

From Arabic مَقْلُوبَة (maqlūba, literally “upside down”), from the passive participle of the verb قَلَبَ (qalaba, “to turn, to flip”), named after the way the dish is served; variation in spelling reflects the different varieties of North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic the term has been borrowed from.

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Translations

Arabic مَقْلُوبَة
  • مَقْلُوبَة (maqlūba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Chinese Mandarin 馬庫魯巴 /马库鲁巴
  • 馬庫魯巴 /马库鲁巴 (mǎkùlǔbā)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Czech maklúba
  • maklúbaLevantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
French maqlouba
  • maqloubaLevantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Greek μακλούμπα, μαγκλούμπα
  • μακλούμπα (makloúmpa)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
  • μαγκλούμπα (magkloúmpa)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Hebrew מַקְלוּבָּה
  • מַקְלוּבָּה (maklúba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Japanese マクルーバ
  • マクルーバ (makurūba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Korean 마끌루바
  • 마끌루바 (makkeulluba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Persian مقلوبه
  • مقلوبه (maqluba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Polish makluba
  • maklubaLevantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Russian маклю́ба, маклю́бе
  • маклю́ба (makljúba)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
  • маклю́бе (makljúbe)Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
Turkish maklube
  • maklubeLevantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with maqluba

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

Chicago

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

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