eggah

English

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة‎ (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة‎ (ʕujja), from ع ج ج‎ (ʕ-j-j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɡə/, enPR: ĕgʹə
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡə

Noun

eggah (uncountable)

  1. An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.
    Hypernym: omelette
  • ejjeh (also written as عجة in Arabic)

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