mujaddara
English
Alternative forms
- mujadara, mujadra, moujadara
- mejadra, majadra
- megadarra (Egyptian Arabic-derived spelling)
- mudardara (Lebanese Arabic-derived spelling)
Etymology
From Arabic مُجَدَّرَة (mujaddara, “pockmarks”), because the lentils scattered through the grains of rice resemble pockmarks.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /muˈd͡ʒɑdəɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /muːˈd͡ʒædəɹə/
Noun
mujaddara (uncountable)
- A traditional Middle Eastern dish of cooked lentils and rice