tajin

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US/təˈhin/US/tɑˈhin/

A form of tajín — Borrowed from Spanish tajín; see tajin.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

tajin1

nountajin (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of tajín; a Mexican spice blend consisting chiefly of lime, chili, and salt.

    Garnish with the serrano chili and cilantro. Sprinkle with tajin.

    2018 April 3, Isabel Cruz, The Latin Table: Easy, Flavorful Recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    […] to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Rim a cold beer glass with tajin. Pour in about 3 ounces of the mix and then 16 ounces of cold lager to combine. Serve cold.

    2019 October 22, Bricia Lopez, Javier Cabral, Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Abrams, →ISBN

    […] more tequilas please. […] Jugs of beer came and went at the pub while snacks [were] served, cucumbers with tajin, rolls of jam, shrimp broth, […]

    2020 January 19, Etan Becerra, Game of numbers, Punto&Coma, →ISBN

tajin2

nountajin (countable and uncountable, plural tajins)

plural tajins

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of tajine.

    [T]he term couscous is applied to the cereal along with a great variety of accompanying tajins (stews) and desserts.

    1997, Habeeb Salloum, James Peters, “Glossary of Spices, Herbs, and Other Delights”, in Ruth Lane Moushabeck, editor, From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa, London: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 4
    1 more example

    The specialized restaurants that only serve tajin dishes are one of the essential destinations of Morocco. [...] When at a tajin restaurant in Morocco, relax, unwind, and converse like the locals while waiting for the food to be prepared.

    2014, Naho Terada, Ettouhami Moulay Ahmed, Moroccan Cookbook: Night and Day (Momo Book), [Japan]: マイルスタッフ (インプレス), →ISBN, page 100

Origin

  1. Spanishtajín
  2. Englishtajin

Borrowed from Spanish tajín.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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