meze

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US/ˈmɛzeɪ/

noun

Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.

OriginTurkish meze ← Greek μεζές ← Ottoman Turkish مزه →
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Meanings

nounmeze (countable and uncountable, plural mezes or mezedes)

plural mezes · plural mezedes · alternative mazza · alternative mezze · alternative mazzeh · alternative mazze

  1. countableuncountableSmall portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.

Origin

  1. Iranian Persianمَزِه“taste, snack”
  2. Ottoman Turkishمزه
  3. Greekμεζές
  4. Turkishmeze
  5. Englishmeze

From Turkish meze and Greek μεζές (mezés), both from Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze), from Iranian Persian مَزِه (maze, “taste, snack”).

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Translations

Arabic مَزَّة
  • مَزَّة (mazza)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Chinese Mandarin 梅澤 /梅泽
  • 梅澤 /梅泽small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
French mezzé
  • mezzésmall portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Greek μεζές
  • μεζές (mezés)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Japanese メゼ
  • メゼ (meze)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Korean 메제
  • 메제 (meje)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Russian мезе́
  • мезе́ (mezɛ́)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Turkish meze
  • mezesmall portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine
Urdu میزے
  • میزے (meze)small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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