yassa

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noun

A spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.

OriginMiddle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ →
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Meanings

yassa1

nounyassa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.

Yassa2

proper noun
  1. The unpublished legal code attributed to Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire.

Origin

  1. Middle Mongolᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ“rule, statute”
  2. EnglishYassa

Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (ǰasaɣ, “rule, statute”).

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Translations

Arabic يَاسَق
  • يَاسَق (yāsaq)Genghis Khan's legal code
Persian یاسا
  • یاسا (yâsâ)Genghis Khan's legal code

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APA

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MLA

“yassa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yassa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yassa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yassa.

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