Tagine Definition

tə-zhēn, -jēn
noun
An earthenware pot used in the cooking of Morocco, consisting of a tall conical lid and a shallow base that doubles as a serving dish.
American Heritage
A thick stew slowly simmered in such a pot, typically made of meat or poultry, vegetables, fresh or dried fruits, and spices.
American Heritage
An earthenware pot used in the cooking of Morocco, consisting of a tall conical lid and a shallow base that doubles as a serving dish.
American Heritage
A thick stew slowly simmered in such a pot, typically made of meat or poultry, vegetables, fresh or dried fruits, and spices.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tagine

Noun

Singular:
tagine
Plural:
tagines

Origin of Tagine

  • Arabic ṭājin frying pan, shallow earthenware pot from Greek tagēnon, tēganon frying pan of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic ṭājin frying pan, shallow earthenware pot from Greek tagēnon, tēganon frying pan of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tagine Sentence Examples

  • Tagine is cooked slowly over a charcoal fire.

  • The menu is spattered with words like curry, caponata, tagine and jalapeno peppers.

  • Cheryl is the chef, and her specials include Coronation chicken, salmon pie, lamb tagine, vegetarian lasagna and Chinese sweet-and-sour pork.

  • Tagine is a stew made of chicken or meat cooked in a pot that bears the same name.

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Words Starting With

TTATAG

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

tagine

Words Starting With T and Ending With E

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Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With E