tajin
See also: tajín
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈhin/, /tɑˈhin/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
tajin (uncountable)
- A Mexican spice blend consisting chiefly of lime, chili, and salt.
- 2018 April 3, Isabel Cruz, The Latin Table: Easy, Flavorful Recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- Garnish with the serrano chili and cilantro. Sprinkle with tajin.
- 2019 October 22, Bricia Lopez, Javier Cabral, Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Abrams, →ISBN:
- […] to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Rim a cold beer glass with tajin. Pour in about 3 ounces of the mix and then 16 ounces of cold lager to combine. Serve cold.
- 2020 January 19, Etan Becerra, Game of numbers, Punto&Coma, →ISBN:
- […] more tequilas please. […] Jugs of beer came and went at the pub while snacks [were] served, cucumbers with tajin, rolls of jam, shrimp broth, […]
Etymology 2
Noun
tajin (countable and uncountable, plural tajins)
- Alternative spelling of tajine.
- 1997, Habeeb Salloum, James Peters, “Glossary of Spices, Herbs, and Other Delights”, in Ruth Lane Moushabeck, editor, From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa, London: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 4:
- [T]he term couscous is applied to the cereal along with a great variety of accompanying tajins (stews) and desserts.
- 2014, Naho Terada, Ettouhami Moulay Ahmed, Moroccan Cookbook: Night and Day (Momo Book), [Japan]: マイルスタッフ (インプレス), →ISBN, page 100:
- The specialized restaurants that only serve tajin dishes are one of the essential destinations of Morocco. [...] When at a tajin restaurant in Morocco, relax, unwind, and converse like the locals while waiting for the food to be prepared.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀ (tajin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.d͡ʒɪn/
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪn
- Hyphenation: ta‧jin
Noun
tajin (plural tajin-tajin)
Derived terms
- ditajin
- ditajinkan
- menajin
- menajinkan
Further reading
- “tajin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
tajin
- romanization of ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀