English Explanatory Dictionary

maqluba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Levantine dish of meat, rice, and fried vegetables, cooked in a pot which is then flipped upside down prior to serving.

Word forms

maqluba makluba maklouba makloubeh maqloubeh maglouba

Etymology

From Arabic مَقْلُوبَة (maqlūba, literally “upside down”), from the passive participle of the verb قَلَبَ (qalaba, “to turn, to flip”), named after the way the dish is served; variation in spelling reflects the different varieties of North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic the term has been borrowed from.

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