English Explanatory Dictionary

leblebi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas
  2. Alternative form of lablabi (“a soup made from chickpeas, olive oil and stale bread”).

Word forms

leblebi leblebis

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لبلبی (leblebi, “roasted chickpea; jumbled or mashed chickpea”) and Modern Turkish leblebi from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy, “chickpea stew”), and directly from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy) for Arabic dishes but then more properly spelled lablabi.

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