mutabbal

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noun

A Middle Eastern dish of mashed roasted eggplant, tahini, salt, garlic, lemon and often yogurt, similar to baba ganoush but more spicy.

OriginArabic متبل →
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Meanings

nounmutabbal (uncountable)

alternative moutabal

  1. uncountableA Middle Eastern dish of mashed roasted eggplant, tahini, salt, garlic, lemon and often yogurt, similar to baba ganoush but more spicy.

Origin

  1. Arabicمتبل
  2. Englishmutabbal

From Arabic متبل (literally “spiced”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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