also ras al hanout
noun
An aromatic Maghrebi spice blend containing a great variety of ingredients, including dried rose petals and often cardamom or turmeric.
Origin of ras el hanout
Arabic ra's al-hānūt literally, head of the shop ( because the blend contains the best that a spice shop has to offer ) ra's head rℵš al- the hānūt shop ( from Aramaic hānūtā arched chamber, cell, shop ) ( from hənā to bend &xlowdot;ny)