mujaddara

English

Alternative forms

• mujadara
• moujadara
• mejadra, majadra
• megadarra (Egyptian Arabic-derived spelling)
• mudardara (Lebanese Arabic-derived spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic مُجَدَّرَة (mujaddara, “pockmarks”), because the lentils scattered through the grains of rice resemble pockmarks.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /muˈd͡ʒɑdəɹə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /muːˈd͡ʒædəɹə/

Noun

mujaddara (uncountable)

2. A traditional Middle Eastern dish of cooked lentils and rice