tabbouleh

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/təˈbuːli//təˈbuːleɪ/

noun

A Levantine salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice.

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tabooli
OriginArabic تَبُّولَة →
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Meanings

nountabbouleh (usually uncountable, plural tabboulehs)

plural tabboulehs · alternative tabboleh · alternative tabooley · alternative tabooli · alternative taboulah · alternative taboule · alternative tabouleh · alternative tabouli

  1. uncountableusuallyA Levantine salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat

Similar
tabooli
Broader
salad

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicتَبُّولَة
  2. Arabicتَبُّولَة
  3. Englishtabbouleh

Borrowed from Arabic تَبُّولَة (tabbūla).

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Translations

Arabic تَبُّولَة
  • تَبُّولَة (tabbūla)Middle Eastern salad
Chinese Mandarin 塔布勒沙拉
  • 塔布勒沙拉 (shālā)Middle Eastern salad
Finnish tabbouleh-salaatti
  • tabbouleh-salaattiMiddle Eastern salad
French taboule, taboulé
  • tabouleMiddle Eastern salad
  • tabouléMiddle Eastern salad
German Taboulé
  • TabouléMiddle Eastern salad
Greek ταμπουλέ, ταμπούλι
  • ταμπουλέ (tampoulé)Middle Eastern salad
  • ταμπούλι (tampoúli)Middle Eastern salad
Hebrew טאבולה
  • טאבולה (tabule)Middle Eastern salad
Japanese タッブーラ
  • タッブーラ (tabbūra)Middle Eastern salad
Persian تبوله
  • تبوله (tabule)Middle Eastern salad
Russian табу́ле
  • табу́ле (tabúle)Middle Eastern salad
Spanish tabule
  • tabuleMiddle Eastern salad
Turkish tabbule
  • tabbuleMiddle Eastern salad

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tabbouleh

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Cite this entry
APA

tabbouleh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabbouleh

MLA

“tabbouleh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabbouleh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabbouleh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabbouleh.

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