English Explanatory Dictionary

lahmacun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

Word forms

lahmacun lahmacuns lahmajo lahmajou lahmajoun

Etymology

From Turkish lahmacun, from Arabic لَحْم عَجِين (laḥm ʕajīn, “meat and dough”), from لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”) + عَجِين (ʕajīn, “dough”).

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