lahmacun

lah·ma·cun

or lah·ma·jun or la·me·jun

noun

A flat pie typically made of unleavened dough topped with ground lamb or beef, garlic, spices, and other ingredients, and baked.

Origin of lahmacun

Turkish lahmacun Armenian lahma&jcaron;un both ultimately from Arabic lahm bi-'ajīn Arabic lahm meat lhmArabic bi- with bArabic 'ajīn dough ( from 'ajina to knead &ayin;gn)

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Noun

(plural lahmacuns)

A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

Origin

From Turkish lahmacun, from Arabic لحم عجين (laḥm ʿajīn, “meat and dough”), from لحم (laḥm, “meat”) + عجين (ʿajīn, “dough”).

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