tarhana

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noun

A dried food based on a fermented mixture of grain and yogurt or fermented milk, usually made into a thick soup with water, stock, or milk.

OriginTurkish tarhana ← Classical Persian ترخینه →
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Meanings

nountarhana (countable and uncountable, plural tarhanas)

plural tarhanas

  1. countableuncountableA dried food based on a fermented mixture of grain and yogurt or fermented milk, usually made into a thick soup with water, stock, or milk.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianترخینه
  2. Turkishtarhana
  3. Englishtarhana

Borrowed from Turkish tarhana, from Classical Persian ترخینه (tarxîna).

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Translations

Greek τραχανάς
  • τραχανάς (trachanás)dried food
Persian ترخینه, ترخانه
  • ترخینه (tarxina)dried food
  • ترخانه (tarxâna)dried food
Turkish tarhana
  • tarhanadried food

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arahantRatahan
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APA

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

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Chicago

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