ras el hanout

noun

A variable mixture of spices, found in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

OriginArabic رَأْس اَلْحَانُوت →
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Meanings

nounras el hanout (uncountable)

alternative rass el hanout

  1. uncountableA variable mixture of spices, found in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Origin

  1. Arabicرَأْس اَلْحَانُوت
  2. Englishras el hanout

From Arabic رَأْس اَلْحَانُوت (raʔs al-ḥānūt, literally “head of the shop”).

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APA

ras el hanout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras%20el%20hanout

MLA

“ras el hanout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras%20el%20hanout. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ras el hanout,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras%20el%20hanout.

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