zaalouk

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noun

A Moroccan eggplant salad.

OriginArabic زَعْلُوك →
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Meanings

nounzaalouk (uncountable)

alternative zalouk

  1. uncountableA Moroccan eggplant salad.

    This recipe is my version of the famous aubergine and tomato salad called zaalouk, one of the best of all cooked Moroccan salads. Utterly delicious on slices of warm Berber Griddle Breads (page 110), zaalouk will keep for several days in the refrigerator, getting better and better.

    2012, Paula Wolfert, The Food of Morocco

Origin

  1. Arabicزَعْلُوك
  2. Englishzaalouk

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْلُوك (zaʕlūk).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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