Tagine definition

tə-zhēn, -jēn
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.
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A thick stew slowly simmered in such a pot, typically made of meat or poultry, vegetables, fresh or dried fruits, and spices.
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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.
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A thick stew slowly simmered in such a pot, typically made of meat or poultry, vegetables, fresh or dried fruits, and spices.
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Other Word Forms

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

  • 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.

  • Tagine is cooked slowly over a charcoal fire.

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