mojama

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noun

A Mediterranean dish consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounmojama (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Mediterranean dish consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُشَمَّع“of wax”
  2. Spanishmojama
  3. Englishmojama

From Spanish mojama, from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ, “of wax”).

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mojama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojama

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“mojama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mojama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojama.

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