English Explanatory Dictionary

tahdig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaː.diɡ/ /ˈtɑ.diɡ/

Word forms

tahdig

Etymology

From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg).

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