Noun
(plural tajines)
- A Moroccan stew in which the ingredients are cooked slowly in a shallow earthenware pot with a tall, conical lid; normally served with couscous.
- The pot in which such a dish is traditionally cooked.
Origin
From Moroccan Arabic طجين (tajīn), from Arabic طاجن (ṭājin, “shallow earthen pot”), from Ancient Greek τάγηνον (tagēnon)
