taramosalata

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/ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə//ˌtæɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

noun

A Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.

OriginGreek ταραμοσαλάτα ← Turkish tarama ← Italian insalata →
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Meanings

nountaramosalata (uncountable)

alternative taramasalata

  1. uncountableA Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.

Origin

  1. Italianinsalata
  2. Turkishtarama
  3. Greekταραμοσαλάτα
  4. Englishtaramosalata

From Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

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Translations

French tarama
  • taramaTurkish/Greek dish
German Taramosalata
  • TaramosalataTurkish/Greek dish
Greek ταραμοσαλάτα
  • ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta)Turkish/Greek dish
Italian taramosalata
  • taramosalataTurkish/Greek dish
Polish taramosalata
  • taramosalataTurkish/Greek dish
Russian тарамасала́та
  • тарамасала́та (taramasaláta)Turkish/Greek dish
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Chicago

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