mujaddara

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US/muˈd͡ʒɑdəɹə/UK/muːˈd͡ʒædəɹə/

noun

A traditional Middle Eastern dish of lentils cooked with rice or bulgur

Similar
mudardara
OriginArabic مُجَدَّرَة →
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Meanings

nounmujaddara (uncountable)

alternative mujadara · alternative mujadra · alternative moujadara · alternative mejadra · alternative majadra · alternative mjadera · alternative megadarra

  1. uncountableA traditional Middle Eastern dish of lentils cooked with rice or bulgur

    Synonyms: mudardara

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Middle Eastern dish of lentils cooked with rice or bulgur

Similar
mudardara
Also see
mudardara

Origin

  1. Arabicمُجَدَّرَة
  2. Englishmujaddara

From Arabic مُجَدَّرَة (mujaddara, literally “pockmarked”), because the lentils scattered through the grains of rice resemble pockmarks.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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